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Facebook: still a data roach motel when compared to Twitter and friendfeed?
Twitter has done something really remarkable: they have made the entire database of Tweets available to other companies. My favorite friendfeed is one of the beneficiaries of that “firehose” of data. You can watch my Tweets go from Twitter to friendfeed and back again. Oh, and ...
The Facebook Open Stream API
developers.facebook.com — Today we are excited to announce an unprecedented step toward greater openness through Facebook Pla...... (more) The Facebook Open Stream API
Despite New Openness, Facebook Remains Fundamentally Closed
Despite New Openness, Facebook Remains Fundamentally Closed
readwriteweb.com — What are people saying on Facebook about the swine flu? Facebook knows, but they won't tell you.... The company made a major move today to open up some of the data on the site in some interesting ways - but the conversation on Facebook remains ... (more) Despite New Openness, Facebook Remains Fundamentally Closed
Interact with Your Stream Anywhere
Interact with Your Stream Anywhere
blog.facebook.com — UPDATE on Monday, April 27 : The Facebook Desktop for Adobe AIR application is now available. You... can install it here . Note: You must have Adobe AIR installed for the application to work. You can download Adobe AIR for free here . When you want to ... (more) Interact with Your Stream Anywhere
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Facebook grasping at API straws
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... I’ve been reading much of what has been written today about Facebook’s announcement about opening up the new Facebook Open Stream API. From that reading; including the official blog post by Ray C. He on the Facebook Developer Blog, I’m left with a whole bunch of little questions as well as one big one. What is Facebook? Sure we all know it’s the hottest social network on the planet at the moment but what are they ...

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