Fair enough, but Facebook has Microsoft and Skype (soon to be one and the same). Facebook is already integrated with for productivity, and with . I don't know the actual numbers, but I am fairly sure that Microsoft Office has a few more users than Google Docs, and my experience with Google Docs left a little something to be desired when trying to work in a Microsoft Office world.

E-Commerce

Mitaru and Wenzel cite the Google Checkout payment system as a factor in favor of Google+ Business Profiles as an e-commerce platform. I see it as limited, and an opportunity for Google to lock businesses in to using Google Checkout.

My peers go on to point out that Facebook only offers e-commerce through third-party tools like TabJuice--and paint that as a negative. The e-commerce landscape is much larger than TabJuice, including other vendors such as Payvment, and Facebook has e-commerce ties with both eBay and Amazon--two of the biggest names in online commerce. The scope and variety of e-commerce options give Facebook the advantage.

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