Facebook messaging incorporates Office document sharing

What the Facebook messaging does--especially when the Microsoft Web Apps integration is considered--is make Facebook a more direct competitor for Google Apps as an online platform for business. Organizations can use Facebook to stay in touch with status updates and instant messaging. The partnership with Skype provides access to VoIP (voice over IP) voice communications and group chat. The new Facebook messaging enables e-mail communications within and outside of the Facebook social network, and the inclusion of Office Web Apps and the ability to send Microsoft Office file attachments make Facebook a comprehensive communications and productivity platform to rival what Google has to offer.

Facebook is already the online destination where users spend the majority of their time online--even if many of them are just playing Farmville or Mafia Wars. Expanding the marketing potential of Facebook with Facebook Places and Facebook Deals, and extending the communications value of Facebook with messaging and Microsoft Office integration make Facebook a powerful business platform.