Facebook Connect was announced back in May and has just recently begun to see the light of day. Since the announcement, the obligatory privacy concerns have been raised, but Facebook hoping to nip that in the bud has made it very clear that users can choose whether or not they wish to share information, a feature that was also available with the resurfacing of Beacon a while back.
Google Friend Connect May Soon Launch
For once, Google looked to be a half-step (or more) behind. Yahoo’s testing a “social” new homepage, Microsoft’s rolling out a “social” Windows Live update, and from the search giant, nada on this front. Except, it seems, for Friend Connect, which just might launch soon.
Facebook Connect Plugin for WordPress Glimpsed
Lately, we’ve been seeing blog platforms making moves to become more social. Movable Type started incorporating the ability to set up social networks apart from the Facebook Connect plugin that is available. Blogger discussed adding new features including integrating Google Friend Connect into it.
Facebook Connect Hooks Up With Sites
Logging into Facebook provides access to a variety of other content sites like Digg and Citysearch, with Facebook Connect serving as a single sign-on ID.
Study: Online TV Content Ads Connect With Car Shoppers
Online television is nice for all sorts of reasons – the convenience, the selection, the lack of cost. And for advertisers, online content linked to television is nice because it’s helpful in selling new cars.
Facebook Blocking Google’s Friend Connect For Privacy Issues
My ex-boss, John Furrier, goes after Facebook after Facebook blocked Google’s Friend Connect from using its API to inport friends from Facebook into Google’s Friend Connect.
Google Friend Connect – Sharing Social Networking Profiles
First MySpace announced data portability, then Facebook announced Connect, and now Google has Friend Connect. Each is making it easier to share profile information from one social networking site to other web sites (and hoping to be place you go to do that).
Facebook Connect Announced
Yesterday MySpace announced that you can use your MySpace profile on other sites. Not to be outdone, today Facebook announced their version. It’s called Facebook Connect and it’s a good sign that data portability is catching on. Especially because Facebook usually doesn’t follow suit when it comes to sharing data (unless it’s for advertising).
Google Previews Friend Connect
There is a trend emerging: online giants making it so users can take their social networks with them anywhere they go on the web, sort of like digital carpooling. Google threw in its offering today, or will tonight anyway, with Google Friend Connect, a wash-n-wear service for incorporating social networking into non-social-networking websites.
Travel Search Sites Kayak, SideStep Connect
In the official press release, forms of the word "merge" are used four times, "purchasing" comes up once, and "acquire" and "buy" are nowhere to be seen. Nonetheless, the bottom line is that Kayak.com secured a spectacular round of funding, and proceeded to take over SideStep.com.