*facepalm* You do realize Facebook and Microsoft are actually working together on this and a number of other projects, right?

This post doesn't exactly report all the facts about the situation So.cl is not a direct competitor to Facebook, so that's one reason why they are allowing quick sign ins from other platforms like Twitter and FB.

@racer-X that's not what the post said so my comment was based on it appearing to be a competitor to facebook, and facebook have a reputation for blocking themselves from use on anything that competes with them after the google plus thing and importing contacts;I personally find the idea of everyone being able to see what im looking at online horrible i'd rather have it that if im on a social site fine im being social but if im not whatever I'm doing whether it be work, reading about a hobby, playing a game or on a forum etc i'd rather people not see if haven't sent them a link :p (im saying what sites im on but clearly reffering to my searches :P) and well it's powered by bing which is inferior to google by a fari margin as I occasionally use it

Microsoft are part owners of facebook lol. like not just bought shares when it went public or anything - they literally bought a percentage of the company a few years back.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007...