Facebook vs. Google: Who Will You Choose?

Internally referred to as “Project Titan,” Facebook’s new webmail is rumored to boast POP/IMAP support, allowing users to access the account outside of Facebook itself.  The ability to configure the account through Outlook, Entourage and Apple’s Mail is an extreme improvement from their current messaging service.  Allegedly, your email account name will be yourvanityURL@Facebook.com.  With over 400 million users, Facebook is definitely one of the preferred means of communication and this addition is sure to complement the channel by allowing users to further centralize their social activity.

Some relevant concerns among the blogosphere: A Facebook email might seem too unprofessional.  Many might hesitate to attach the address to a resume or when communicating with others outside of their social network.  Another interesting point is the fact that Facebook is blocked in many offices and schools.  Would this affect accessing your inbox in these places, or would Facebook somehow be able to solve for this?  Additionally, Gmail accounts can be linked to many different services: Reader, Docs, Chat, Wave etc.  Could Facebook’s webmail really trump all of these features and become a users’ primary email account?

With Google hot on the trail of Facebook’s enhancements, adding more social features to Gmail- it will be interesting to see who comes out ahead in the webmail wars.  Will Titan really be the Gmail killer?

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