<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[MySpace joins Google&#8217;s open social&nbsp;announcement]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/071101/p64#a071101p64">TechCrunch and others are reporting</a> that Google and MySpace are joining forces on the open social platform that Google has developed.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s just say this is HUGE and totally validates what I said in my social media starfish talk yesterday.</p>
<p>UPDATE: I&#8217;m at Google right now in the press conference and this is confirmed.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sitting in a press conference with TechCrunch, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and many other press.</p>
<p>More in a few minutes.</p>
<p>UPDATE: Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace, says &#8220;This will create the new defacto standard.&#8221;</p>
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