What is facebook connect and how does it work
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Meta for Developers
At Facebook, we're committed to enabling people to communicate and stay connected wherever they go.
In August 2006, we introduced the first version of the Facebook API, enabling users to share their information with the third party websites and applications they choose. Hundreds of companies have leveraged these APIs, allowing users to dynamically connect their identity information from Facebook, such as basic profile, friends, photos information and more, to third party websites, as well as desktop and mobile applications.
In May 2007, we launched Facebook Platform, which allowed third party developers to build rich social applications within Facebook. More than 350,000 developers and entrepreneurs from 225 countries have signed up, and started developing applications, and have seen significant adoption by Facebook users worldwide.
Today we are announcing Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect is the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site. This will now enable third party websites to implement and offer even more features of Facebook Platform off of Facebook – similar to features available to third party applications today on Facebook.
Here are just a few of the coming features of Facebook Connect:
Trusted Authentication
Users will be able to connect their Facebook account with any partner website using a trusted authentication method. Whether at login, or anywhere else a developer would like to add social context, the user will be able to authenticate and connect their account in a trusted environment.
The user will have total control of the permissions granted.
Real Identity
Facebook users represent themselves with their real names and real identities. With Facebook Connect, users can bring their real identity information with them wherever they go on the Web, including: basic profile information, profile picture, name, friends, photos, events, groups, and more.
Friends Access
Users count on Facebook to stay connected to their friends and family. With Facebook Connect, users can take their friends with them wherever they go on the Web. Developers will be able to add rich social context to their websites. Developers will even be able to dynamically show which of their Facebook friends already have accounts on their sites.
Dynamic Privacy
As a user moves around the open Web, their privacy settings will follow, ensuring that users' information and privacy rules are always up-to-date. For example, if a user changes their profile picture, or removes a friend connection, this will be automatically updated in the external website.
These are just a few steps Facebook is taking to make the vision of data portability a reality for users worldwide. We believe the next evolution of data portability is about much more than data. It's about giving users the ability to take their identity and friends with them around the Web, while being able to trust that their information is always up to date and always protected by their privacy settings.
We look forward to working with other leading identity providers to develop the best policies and standards for enabling the portability and protection of users' information.
We expect that Facebook Connect will be available publicly within the next several weeks. If you want to learn more about bringing Facebook users to your website, application or device, send us an email at: [email protected].
Facebook Connect. Universal Passport of the Internet. / Habr
What is Facebook Connect? In short, this is a service provided by the social network Facebook, with the help of which users can, using their FB login and password, use other popular social sites.
More specifically, this is an updated version of the API, created specifically for sites of social inclination that have nothing to do with Facebook. It was first announced on 9May of this year, and it was all presented as "the ability to connect your FB profile to any site that supports Connect." It was also added that the sites themselves will be able to expand the functionality of Connect from their side, adding interesting and, possibly, useful functions. Among all the advantages of the service, four main ones could be distinguished:
"Trusted" connection - Program partners go through a special verification process, and therefore the user does not have to worry about his information when connecting via Connect on any site. At the same time, the mechanism of the system does not require constant data exchange between the servers of partners and Facebook.
Information about the user - the user himself decides how much he wants to "light up". You can show or hide your photo, name, friends list, groups, photo albums, and so on.
For friends - at any time you can share the found information with your friends, or invite them to read an interesting article. Developers will be able to add various widgets for Yandex.Connect users to their sites - one of these widgets, for example, will let you know which of your friends have already signed up on the site you are currently viewing.
Privacy - the creators guarantee the privacy of the user. All information that you do not want to display will remain hidden.
What will partner sites get from this feature? About 160 million potential users who can lead an active life on the site without wasting time on registration. User actions will be displayed in their Facebook news feed, which will attract new visitors (for example, John hacked the Facebook article on Habré). And most importantly, "partners" get access to user friendlists on Facebook, which they can use for their own marketing purposes.
No more having to remember 20 passwords, register 20 accounts and leave your details on 20 different sites.
In July of this year, Facebook developers during one of the IT conferences announced an incomplete list of project partners - Digg, Twitter, and many other popular sites (see photo below). Not all of the partners, however, specified the date of installation of the Connect on their sites. That is, it will be, but when - we'll see. However, the guys from FB just beamed and promised to expand the list of their partners.
A few months later, the launch date was announced - the choice fell on November 30, 2008. By that time, only two of the 26 project partners had fully integrated the system into their services - many wanted to see the final version, while others were waiting for changes in the license agreement. The system itself, meanwhile, has acquired additional functionality. It is worth mentioning FriendLink - a utility that allows you to promote the popularity of the site among your friends who do not yet know about it.
The launch of the system, as promised, took place on November 30, and the "WebID fight to the death" began.
Many users have already experienced the new universal ID, and at the moment everyone is very satisfied.
As you can see, Facebook Connect is FB's first attempt at allowing its users to use their accounts outside of the social network. I was able to test the system in action in the comments of the TechCrunch blog, and was satisfied - everything works. The creators have already appreciated the surge in the number of comments and intend to expand the functionality of the system. While Connect is buggy in the sixth explorer. I'm sure they'll fix it. In the meantime, enjoy and actively develop your social life. :)
First look: why Facebook Connect is tied to success
Facebook launched its web login system, Facebook Connect, on Thursday - and let me tell you, this feature has the potential to simplify and enrich social media in a revolutionary way.
Comparison
Facebook Connect allows you to use your Facebook ID and password to log into third-party sites.
It's similar to another web registration protocol called OpenID in this regard, but Facebook strikes me as having much more potential to take off on a large scale.
Reason? It's easy to use, understand and manage - and users won't have to do any extra work to find it or get it to function. OpenID, if you're not familiar with it, allows you to use a single username and password to log into multiple sites. But let's be honest: how many ordinary, non-technical web users even know that OpenID exists? Chances are most people have an account associated with OpenID. But does the typical internet surfer even know what it is and how it will be used?
Facebook Connect has visibility on its side. As the most visited social network worldwide, according to ComScore's traffic monitoring data, it has an already connected audience and is ready to transition. With 100 year old partners, there will be plenty of space for this audience during the first weeks of Connect. Sites such as CBS, CNN and CitySearch are already registered.
My.BarackObama.com is reported to be implementing the system. And countless blogs and websites are sure to follow.
Talkback
So, realistically, what can this do for you? Let's say you visit a site like CitySearch, one of the early adopters of Connect. Instead of creating an account, you simply click on the Facebook logo at the top of the page. If you've already signed up for Facebook in another window, it picks up your ID, asks for your privacy preferences, and you're in.
Your Facebook profile is then basically in front of you. Your name and photo will automatically appear, and you'll also see your friends' activity.
But the real power for the user of a social website lies in the interactive experience. You can, for example, view a restaurant in CitySearch, and if you so choose, view the review on your Facebook wall, at the same time it will be published in CitySearch.
Content appears on Facebook as if it were any other Wall post.
All information about your activities are listed along with a link to the people you should follow.
Blogs, Diggs and more
It's new, sure, but what if you just don't use services like CitySearch? Facebook Connect also allows you to link any blog or website hosting to your profile. I tested it with TechCrunch which is already set up by the system. One click on the Facebook logo on the site and I was signed up. I could then post regular comments with everything related to my Facebook identity - no need to enter an email address, upload an image, or deal with any other annoyances.
And like CitySearch, I can choose to have the comment posted back to my Facebook profile. My social network is now extended far beyond the walls of one site and in the simplest way possible.
Another add-on that you might find useful is Digg. Once Digg implements Facebook Connect, which is expected to happen within the next few weeks, you will be able to log in with one click and vote on stories using your Facebook ID.
And just like the previous examples, you can have access to automatically like content on your profile for your friends to see too. Hulu, The Discovery Channel, and The San Francisco Chronicle are all working on adding the app.
Closing thoughts
There are clear privacy issues here, but this time the power is in your hands. If you do not want your data to be shared with a particular site, you do not sign it. Or if you want to use your Facebook account there but don't want the information to be passed back to your profile, you simply check the appropriate box when you first log in. This is a major transition from the failed Beacon experiment, and is one area where Facebook Connect has a clear advantage over Google Friend Connect, which was also unveiled on Thursday.
So far, Facebook says that sites participating in early testing have reported a 50 percent jump in user experience. For people who are really involved in social media and use Facebook, and let's face it, that's a huge amount nowadays - Facebook Connect will offer a powerful new level of interaction over the Internet.
