So we all know that Facebook is going to let search engines start indexing parts of its member profiles so that it can cash in on vanity name traffic. This is all well and good, but one way Facebook could turn this from a PR prank into a serious feature would be allowing customization of your own profile by Network. That’s right–I want to show Search Engine visitors one thing, my friends another thing, my friends’ friends another, and something special for strangers and the people in my network.

So my friends would get to see this:

But I don’t want search engine visitors to see more than this:

You can, to some degree, use Facebook’s privacy controls to restrict information, but that’s slightly different than controlling its flow. New controls would let you seperate, for example, your friends and your girlfriend’s friends, or your personal life and professional profile. Facebook, put an end to “banking applicant has facebook profile of keg chugging,” please!

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