Just got a media blast giving a small taste of the Fall Update to come. One of the features that will be coming December 4th with the update (yes that’s the scheduled date for the fall update - mark your calendars) you will be able to spy on your friend’s friends list - similar to the abilities of sites like myspace and facebook. So you can see all those cool guys that are friends with MajorNelson, or those unfortunately enough to be added to my list :-) You don’t want your precious 100 contacts exposed to the outside world? Well you are in luck, they have also gave you the ability to block peoples ability to see your friends list.
Personally I don’t have any reason to hide my friends list - but it has caused quite a stir around the interwebz - so luckily they were smart enough to include that option….oh and one more thing - its pretty likely that MajorNelson will block his list so its doubtful you will get to see who is cool enough to make his top 100 
Update: you can all ready see these features on your zune card, and as of now major’s list is public, perhaps I was wrong
Microsoft is making it even easier to expand your Friends network on Xbox LIVE, starting with the Fall Dashboard Update on December 4th. Members will now be able to check out the friends lists of fellow Xbox LIVE members right from the Dashboard. With this new feature, members can find old friends or connect with new ones within the community of more than 8 million people on Xbox LIVE around the globe and send messages and game invites, as well as compare games and Achievements.
With the prevalence of social media websites such as MySpace and FaceBook, this type of capability has largely come to be expected from consumers as a means to relate in an online community. Xbox LIVE continually seeks new ways to better serve the expectations of its members, which often result in enhancements made available for free through the bi-annual Dashboard updates.
When the Fall Dashboard update is distributed on December 4th, the new default setting on Xbox LIVE will be active enabling members to see the Friends lists of other Xbox LIVE members. Members who would like to keep their friends list private can take the following steps to change their settings beginning today:
Log in to www.xbox.com/fof and select one of the three options available for your Gamertag:
- Everyone (only available to members 18 and older)
- Friends only (available to members 13 and older)
- Blocked (available to all members, and automatic for anyone under the age of 13)
Stay tuned for more information about the Xbox 360 Dashboard Update later this month.
Very cool. That will make it a lot easier to invite new people to matches who are on not on my friends list.
hopefully they will increase the friend limit so i can really take advantage of this, but i doubt its going to happen