Googlified

Google “quietly” launched a new service (not really, as it has already been around since Google launched Shared Stuff - if I remember correctly, that is - and it’s now being used in Google Reader) called Google Profile (service name is socialsharing) that “lets you tell others a bit more about who you are and what you’re all about. You control what goes into your Google Profile, sharing as much (or as little) as you’d like.”

The FAQ says that anyone (potentially stalkers) can see, and search your profile by your name, if “you put your full name in the ‘Nickname’ field.” When gathered enough information, Google will probably release a mini-version of Spock.

Also, when Blogger announced support for OpenID-based commenting, they mentioned that they are “also working on functionality to let Blogger’s URLs (both Blog*Spot and custom domains) be used for commenting elsewhere on the web.”