Aaron Sorkin, the writer behind the film A Few Good Men and the television series The West Wing, has been tapped to pen a feature on Facebook. To help him in his research, Sorkin, an admitted social networking first-timer, has set up a Facebook Group dedicated to the potential film. Facebook, which at the present time is not involved with the production of the film, has yet to comment.

On Wednesday’s edition of the Free Line we told you about Google Suggest, the new service that suggests keywords to users. Blogger Linda Buquet has written a fascinating article discussing the effects the new service might have with SEO concept known as the long tail of search. For those unaware, the long tail of search is based upon the idea that a search field gets smaller and more specialized when more words are added to the search. According to Buquet, Google Suggest is, at least for the time being, a great way to scout out the popularity of a search phrase. Phrases that have less overall results but at the same time is higher on the Suggest list might be more beneficial to your business than a phrase with more results, but lower on the list.

In other news, there’s QuarkBase. Simply put, QuarkBase tells you everything about your website, from the site’s search ranking to what kind of blogging software is used. QuarkBase also breaks down the social items related to your site, including pages posted to Digg, Delicious bookmarks, and comments from StumbleUpon. Your site’s traffic is also broken down, by both page views and by country.

Wetpaint is a tool designed to aide you in the creation of your own social network. The idea behind Wetpaint is to make building a networking site as easy as putting together a traditional website. Members have access to a wide array of tools, from blogging software to forums. Simple to use and ridiculously simple to maintain, Wetpaint is a free and easy way to get your site onto the networking bandwagon.

JamLegend is the latest in a long line of games to take on powerhouse guitar simulation games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Unlike those games, however, JamLegend requires no special peripherals or video game systems. All you need is a keyboard — computer, not musical — and an Internet connection. The actual game is completely free. At press time, JamLegend only features three bands and twenty songs, but that number should be increasing shortly.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/28/jamlegend-takes-on-guitar-hero-on-the-web-1000-invites/