What new (beta) services will Google now offer?
http://jyri.jaiku.com/presence/51684558
http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/

Could it be about social networks discovery and Google Profiles?

I don't understand She says "Yay! Got an email from a great friend's brand new google.com address. Welcome!"

Does that mean that they'll let you get yournamegoogle.com for GMail?

Update:
"Sorry, I totally misread the earlier comment – google.com addresses are for Google employees. My friend was hired."