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Themes: Another way that FriendFeed is getting more like Gmail

Source: VentureBeat

Jun 30, 2009

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Lifestreaming service FriendFeed is getting more and more like Gmail, the popular email service that the startup’s founders built back when they were at Google. Today, FriendFeed is getting themes so users can personalize the site interface — like what Gmail introduced last year. Last week, it introduced file-sharing, so you don’t need to upload and share files through email or other services.

The themes themselves aren’t a huge news item (unless you’re a FriendFeed user, I suppose). There are just six to choose from right now, and a lot of us seem to prefer the Helvetica design (pictured) for its black-and-white, clean, minimal look. If you like more colors, check out the others: Classic, Fresh, Bamboo, Flowers, Butterfly Corner and Blue Wave. A create-your-own theme feature is presumably coming soon, for better or worse.

More generally, what FriendFeed does — let you share what you’re doing from around the web, follow your friends, comment on and “like” the items they share — is a more efficient way of processing information than the traditional email inbox.

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