Social Networking site Facebook is negotiating a deal with Nokia to integrate its software into the mobile
maker's handsets.
The big idea is that contact information stored in Facebook would be integrated with the phone's address book. Users could see if their Facebook 'friends' were logged on, send them messages and post comments on their profile pages.
Talks between the companies have been going on for months, and it is unclear whether an agreement will be reached, these people said. Nokia is deciding whether it wants to team up with an established Web player like Facebook, based in Palo Alto, Calif., or to build a social network from the ground up, said people familiar with the talks.
Another issue for the two companies is how much information Facebook would have access to. Nokia doesn't want the service to provide Facebook with an avenue to compile data about cellphone users, such as their Web browsing or purchasing habits, a person familiar with the talks said.
Facebook is also working with Palm to do something similar and has had a presence on the Iphone 3G from pretty much day one.
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