Myspace, Six-Apart Joining OpenSocial Coalition

Point and counterpoint. Checkmate? MySpace and Six-Apart To Join Google OpenSocial (confirmed)

Update: Beebo has joined the fray.

“Suddenly, within just the last couple of days, the entire social networking world has announced that they are ganging up to take on Facebook,” writes Techcrunch co-editor Michael Arrington, “and Google is their Quarterback in the big game.”

And so the plot thickens. Microsoft + Facebook will likely have to join in the OpenSource coalition. With Google’s open architecture, I cannot see how the duo can compete. It’s early yet to render judgement, but these are impromptu witterings.

In other news, GOOG broke through $700 a share in trading yday, closing at $707. Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No, It’s Google’s Share Price!