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socialtimes.com - 12/15/2008
The Social Advertising Race Has Begun
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When Google and Facebook launched their social identity platforms over a week ago, few people realized the changed that occurred. It’s not surprising that few took note. Over a week later, there are less than 100 sites that have publicly integrated with Facebook Connect. Compare that to ...
Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki
wiki.developers.facebook.com - 12/17/2008
Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki
— wiki.developers.facebook.com — From Facebook Developers Wiki [ edit ] Available Plugins Here are some plugins that are available for you to implement into your blog, website, or publishing system to incorporate Facebook Connect. Note: These plugins are provided by independent ... (more) Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki

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Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under the mistletoe
blog.disqus.net - 12/16/2008
Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under the mistletoe
— blog.disqus.net — Facebook Connect is new technology that allows websites and blogs to plug into the Facebook platform. This holiday season, Disqus will enable all websites with Disqus-powered comments to easily integrate with Facebook Connect. Wait a tick… What does ... (more) Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under ...

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wiki.developers.facebook.com - 12/17/2008
WP-FBConnect - Facebook Developers Wiki
— wiki.developers.facebook.com — From Facebook Developers Wiki WP-FacebookConnect adds Facebook functionality to Wordpress using the Facebook Connect APIs. It provides single-signon, avatars, and newsfeed publication of comments. It can be obtained from ... (more) WP-FBConnect - Facebook Developers Wiki

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Scobleizer:  The Facebook/Google war over your blog’s friends

SmoothSpan Blog:  Twitter Joins the Internet Single Sign On Fray. Sort Of.

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The Facebook/Google war over your blog’s friends
Scobleizer — ... sites like Huffington Post or TechCrunch) and they are already useless with 2,000 users so soon people will just stop using them unless they evolve quickly. Anyway, tons of blogs are talking about Google’s addition of Twitter into feeds that integrate into its system. Here’s the best blogs I found on the topic: TechCrunch: What the Twitter/ Google Announcement Means. ReadWriteWeb: Google Brings Twitter to Friend Connect. Social Times: The Social Advertising Race has Begun.    Tagged: connect, Facebook, Friend, ...

Twitter Joins the Internet Single Sign On Fray. Sort Of.
SmoothSpan Blog — ... Web Single Sign On will be key to advertisers.  It means they know who you are wherever you go and can successfully collect information about you over a broader range of your web experience, hopefully to use that information for more targeted advertising.  The Social Advertising Race has begun.  We know that Google invests in things that drive greater Internet usage.  For them, the Internet is their walled garden, and so letting companies like Twitter plug into their SSO mechanism is very beneficial.  It’s a lot less clear for Facebook, which is tending its own Walled ...

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