Get productive with the best Facebook Apps

Lifehacker breaks down Facebook Apps that can improve productivity.

A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope

New York Times on Digg/Revision3/Pownce founder Kevin Rose. If anyone wants a Pownce invite, let me know in the comments. I’ve got a few left.

coComment to Launch New Version Tomorrow

A new version of this comment tracking service will go live tomorrow. You can check out the beta below:

http://beta.cocomment.com/
u: betatester
p: cocommentv2

Learning from Dave Winer

Joel on Software post explaining why he and Dave Winer don’t allow comments on their blogs. If I was a big-shot blogger like Winer or Joel, I could see how comments could get in the way. But as a writer for a specialized, modestly read blog, I’m happy to receive comments at all and think they add value to the posts instead of taking value away.

9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network

Techcrunch breaks down options for building a social networking component into your website.