links for 2007-05-26

Facebook opens up to third party developers.

"There have been reports of start-ups following the launch of their applications on the Facebook are experiencing tremendous strain on their infrastructure and are scrambling to add more capacity."

Enter a few words or phrases and see how often they appear on Twitter.

Reading through the "God Delusion" and writing about it as he goes along.

"So if you've an interest in this subject -- what the Bible says about slavery -- you need to do more than study the finger. You need to look where it's pointing."

VC funding can ruin a startup, and VCs want you to either get bought or go public -- running an actual profitable business is not an option.

"Net media darling Friendster should have become a billion-dollar company. What happened? Founder Jonathan Abrams who invented social networking tells us all."