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Facebook [released][1] a new improved feature over the weekend which mimics the services of Twitter. Status Updates, as the new features is called, have been available to Facebook users for nearly a year, but the recent update makes them available via SMS, much like Twitter.
Status Updates can be changed from your profile page or, with the new features, it's now possible to updated your status through SMS messages -- just like Twitter. Users can also set a daily limit for notifications using the "Edit Preferences" link on the mobile page.
Once you've linked your mobile number to your account, you can send SMS messages to FBOOK (32665) and the updates will appear on your account. Update messages must have the prefix '@'.
In addition to posting through a mobile device, users can now subscribe to a friend's updates via SMS. Other ways to consume your friend's Status Updates include a new page listing all your friends and updates in one spot and new RSS feeds for Status Updates.
The new features have led many to suggest the Facebook is gunning for Twitter, but somehow I don't think that's the case. Rather it seems that the engineers at Facebook realized they already had a Twitter-like features, they just hadn't enabled it. I doubt anyone is going to abandon Twitter in favor of Facebook. On the flip side, unfortunately for Twitter, I also doubt anyone is going to abandon Facebook for Twitter.
[1]: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2334332130 "What's everyone up to?"
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