Remember Ping? It’s a nifty little site that allows you to broadcast a single blog post to several different social networking platforms. The great thing about Ping is it automatically sends this post to all the popular social networks, such as the two current kings, Facebook and Twitter. Well, XAuth is the wannabe Ping of the Like button. Will we remember XAuth? Probably not.

XAuth is a great concept for the newest feature, the universal Like button. The Like button allows social networkers to approve of a blog from any participating website, therein posting their approval on the respective social network. The only downside to this Like button is the possibility of clutter, as each social network carries its own version of the Like button. XAuth offers to be the solution, being a single button that broadcasts the approval to each social network. A great solution with one huge problem. XAuth does not currently have the two big social network markets on board, Facebook and Twitter.

Without the two largest social networks operational under XAuth, it is likely the feature won’t be so liked. If Facebook and Twitter don’t like XAuth, XAuth might be X-ed out.