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Platform Monetization is a Two Way Street: Lessons from Facebook and Sun Microsystems
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life — Over the past few days I've been mulling over the recent news from Yahoo! that they are building a Facebook-like platform based on OpenSocial. I find this interesting given that a number of people have come to the conclusion that Facebook is slowly killing it's widget platform in order to replace it with Facebook Connect. The key reason developers believe Facebook is killing of its platform is captured in Nick O'Neill's post entitled Scott Rafer: The Facebook Platform is Dead which states When speaking at the Facebook developer conference today in Berlin, Scott Rafer declared that ...

A Web 2.0 Summit For The Ages
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... year a smug, cocky 23-year-old CEO held an audience captive during an interview that was as strange as the boy-wonder. This year, that same CEO, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg seemed just as smug but oddly more at peace with where his company sits. He practically gloated about the Microsoft investment, and said that the Microsoft-related revenue Facebook is getting is waning and implied that it wasn't really that strategic to begin with. Whatever you think of the hubris, the company’s Connect gambit is the real deal, and if they can pull it off, the social network competitive ...

Citysearch Becomes More Social and Mobile
ReadWriteWeb — Citysearch, the popular local restaurant and shopping guide, announced a new beta version of its service tonight. The new version provides a better local search experience, with the ability to search specific neighborhoods instead of just metropolitan areas. Citysearch also announced a retooled mobile site, which lets users read and write reviews on their mobile devices, and gives them access to menus from participating restaurants. Citysearch has also implemented Facebook Connect, which allows users to log in to the site with their Facebook accounts, and the company plans to roll out OpenID support early next year. ...

Facebook Connect appears set for expansion
Webware.com — ... as a way for members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external Web sites, much like services offered by rivals MySpace and Google. Members can use their Facebook identities across the Web, including profile photos, names, photos, friends, groups, events, and other information. Facebook handles the authentication process and the company has stressed that user security will be a priority. ...

What Does Everyone Think About Facebook Connect?
WebProNews Feed — [image] Just Another Beacon? 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. 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 ...

Facebook Connect Expands, Aims To Shrinking The Web
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — ... site, appears to be gathering more steam. First announced on the Facebook Developers blog back in May, the social networking giant is hoping to add interconnectivity around the Web to its site. The hope for Facebook Connect, it seems, is to make the ...

Facebook Connect Expands, Aims To Shrinking The Web
The Channel Wire — ... site, appears to be gathering more steam. First announced on the Facebook Developers blog back in May, the social networking giant is hoping to add interconnectivity around the Web to its site. The hope for Facebook Connect, it seems, is to make the ...

Facebook Connect: Scary but good
Webware.com — ... 's new login system, Facebook Connect, is CBS, parent company of CNET and publisher of Webware. I'm glad we're on board with this program even if I do feel it's a bit of Faustian deal. Here's why. ...

As Facebook Connect Expands, OpenID's Challenges Grow
Wired: Epicenter — On Monday, Facebook announced it will soon roll out its Facebook Connect login system to several high-profile websites, including Digg, Hulu and Discovery.com. The sites, along with a few others, will begin supporting Facebook Connect within a few weeks. The New York Times has the scoop. The news is sure to be welcomed by Facebook's 120 million users and its potential partners, but it presents a new challenge to proponents of the so-called "open stack" for ID management -- OpenID, OAuth and the related technologies that allow users to share data across multiple websites. Facebook Connect is ...

Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect arrive
Obsessable News Feed — If you have a Facebook account or a Google account, you now will be able to log in to other online services using those accounts. Both Google and Facebook want you and web developers everywhere to start using their account login info as the keys to get into all the different websites and webservices that you log into daily. Google launched Google Friend Connect today and shortly afterwards, Facebook launched Facebook Connect. What are the benefits of these systems for you? Well, both will mean only having to give one login and password through the same secured service to access multiple ...

Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site
Between the Lines — December 4th, 2008 Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:03 pm Categories: General , Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Web Site , Curtain , Web Site Development , Social Networking , Web Technology , Internet , Online Communications , Marketing The curtain has been officially raised on Facebook Connect , a feature that links partner Web sites with the profiles of Facebook members.( Techmeme ) Everyday, Facebook looks more and more like a platform instead of just another social ...

Facebook and Its Partners - What Are They Up To?
louisgray.com — By Mona Nomura of Pixel Bits (FriendFeed/Twitter) If the Internet is like high school, Facebook is like the new kid embraced by the in crowd - just by existing. Despite no monetization track record and a no clear revenue model, Microsoft believes in them - to the tune of 240 million dollars worth of trust. They are also partnered with one of the silent giants, Salesforce.com, the CRM database software corporation behind a lot of sites we use. Facebook has overcome controversial privacy issues, and keeps growing, despite continued complaints about ...

DropPlay: Listen to YouTube Music with Your Facebook Friends
ReadWriteWeb — We just heard from DropPlay about their new beta social-enabled music site that calls itself the perfect streaming music service. Leveraging the power of the cloud-based applications Facebook Connect and the YouTube API, DropPlay weaves together a site that both organizes and lets you share your favorite YouTube music and playlists that you create. Unlike similar service Muziic (previously covered here) the entire experience is web-based, using Facebook Connect to store your profile and sharing data. Sponsor DropPlay describes itself as a ...

Facebook Connect for iPhone debut
Top iPhone News — Facebook on Saturday finally launched the new Facebook Connect for iPhone at the SXSW in Austin, TX. First announced last July, Facebook Connect for iPhone does similar functions like the PC version, allowing Facebook users to login to affiliated sites and share with their Facebook friends. Here’s what Facebook users can do with their iPhone: Seamlessly connect their Facebook account and information with the iPhone app Connect and share experiences with friends who also use the same iPhone app Share user information and actions on the iPhone app with friends on ...

Facebook Connect for iPhone debut
iPhone Buzz — Facebook on Saturday finally launched the new Facebook Connect for iPhone at the SXSW in Austin, TX. First announced last July, Facebook Connect for iPhone does similar functions like the PC version, allowing Facebook users to login to affiliated sites and share with their Facebook friends. Here’s what Facebook users can do with their iPhone: Seamlessly connect their Facebook account and information with the iPhone app Connect and share experiences with friends who also use the same iPhone app Share user information and actions on the iPhone app with friends on ...