After replying to jeff's blog directly, I started thinking about the issue in a light that I'd previously neglegted. 
 
As a silver member, do these features make paying for a gold account more tempting?
In short, no.
When I consider it this way, I think the importance of the intergration of these add ons becomes all the more important. This is simply because the feature set of a gold account (from a purely fiscal point of view) seems so inconsistent and trivial. Particularly when I consider what Im already enjoying on my PC, laptop, mobile pohone and of course, PS3.
 
To put it simply - 
Playing games is free, easy and reliable on my PC and PS3. 
Social Networking is already portable and perfectly realised between my Laptop, PC and even if i need to, my PS3. Streaming movie services are simply faster on my PC, and frankly since the xbox doesnt even come with a wireless modem, watching that stuff on my TV isnt an option since the modem is in another room to the TV. Its just as easy to throw a HDMI cable from the laptop to the TV. And perhaps more importantly, Netflix + Sony's own streaming service + ABC iView (BBC iView in england) is already out/on the way for my PS3 anyway, making that 'feature' utterly redundant.
 
So what the hell am I paying for? why would I possibly consider getting a gold acocunt. At least thats how it seems right now, maybe microsoft is gonna blow me away in the coming months and I'll cave in, who knows. 
 
Just my 2 cents :)