As far as social media goes, there are the big 3.  Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.  They have all carved their niche and serve a different purpose.  Google+ has been working at becoming a combination of all of them and even "one-upping" the field.
Well now Facebook is answering back with updates and upgrades of their own.  They look a LOT like the new features from Google+

Facebook now allows you to:

Subscribe - Anyone can follow your updates without actually becoming friends.  Sounds a little like Twitter, huh?

Make Smart Lists - Group your friends in more specific lists so that you can send messages meant specifically for them. Want to post about your drunken adventures but would rather not have your boss/coworkers know?  Use a smart list.  This is a copy of google+ directly.

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