War between social networks - Facebook blocks access from Google +

Facebook has blocked access from Google +, whereas Google disables private profiles as of July 31.

Facebook is actively trying to block Facebook Friend Exporter, a Google Chrome extension that lets you export the list and contact info of your Facebook friends for use in other services, the French electronic media report.

On the other hand, Google will delete all private profiles on July 31st in a move that aims to add more users to its new Google+ service. Anyone who wants to try Google+ will now need a public profile.

The purpose of Google Profiles is to enable you to manage your online identity. Today, nearly all Google Profiles are public. People at Google believe that using Google Profiles to help people find and connect with you online is how the product is best used.

- Private profiles don’t allow this, so we have decided to require all profiles to be public - reads the official statement.

Full name and gender are the only required information that will be displayed on the user's profile, and the user will be able to edit or remove any other information that he or she does not want to share.

- If you currently have a private profile but you do not wish to make your profile public, you can delete your profile. Or, you can simply do nothing. All private profiles will be deleted after July 31, 2011 - said people at Google.

A Google profile is necessary for using certain services such as Google Buzz, but if you use, for example, Gmail only, you do not have to worry that you may lose your account. It will stay active, news agencies report.

Facebook with video chats

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, confirmed Wednesday (July 6) System Integration of telephone and video conferencing directly from Skype in its social network. "We use the best technology on the best social network," said Mr Zuckerberg.

Skype, which claims more than 700 million users worldwide, was acquired May 10 by Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Microsoft also has a little less than 2% of Facebook. Facebook users need to install an add-on application within the social network in order to make video calls.

Mark Zuckerberg also announced the creation of cats for groups, and a graphic redesign of its service. The functionality is far from new - MSN and Google have long proposed to discuss in video conferencing - but setting it up for 750 million Facebook users worldwide is an important development.

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