Nick O’Neill posts about Facebook’s elimination of the network tab. What does it mean?

Practically, it means more available real estate. It’s tough to discern the big picture, since networks still exist. But the absence of a “browse” feature gives users a bigger clue- networks aren’t going to be for networking, any more.

Instead, other features will make networking an opt in process. Facebook’s Friend of a Friend feature is one step in the right direction. It’s easy to posit that applications are another step- when users add an app, they’re entering into a new type of more effective network. The transition may not be complete, but the aesthetic changes indicate that one is coming.