Back from hiatus and social networking is expanding faster than ever!

Lately, Facebook, MySpace, Youtube, Digg, and other sites have been adding features faster than I can keep track of. It seems that the power of these so-called Web 2.0 sites has also increased. Their outreach has become broader and with this comes the inevitable rush to advertise. Businesses are trying their best to take advantage of the vast number of people who use these sites, so it comes as no surprise that Google would want to create their own version to sink their claws into even more of the internet market.

And that's exactly what they have been doing. This is a scary idea if Google can get enough people to use a newly renovated iGoogle instead of other social networks. Their monopoly on the internet would essentially be complete. Thankfully, as of now, they are not looking to overtake the Facebook/MySpace audience. However, they do want to provide users with a comprehensive portal in which they can see and access other sites via activity streams. Redirecting major traffic to Google? Decide for yourself if it's a threat.