allfacebook.com - 4/27/2009
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We’ve been saying that Facebook is expected to open up access to the feed for a while now and it appears that tomorrow is the day. Last week we were invited to a Monday afternoon developer cocktail hour at Facebook during which the announcement is expected to take place. This evening ...
developers.facebook.com - 4/27/2009
online.wsj.com - 4/26/2009
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online.wsj.com —
Facebook Inc. is expected to announce significant plans
to open up core parts of its sites --...
namely the information that appears in the stream of updates on users' homepages and profiles -- to third-party developers so that they can build new ...
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Facebook Opens Site To Developers Of Services
readwriteweb.com - 4/27/2009
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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 ...
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Despite New Openness, Facebook Remains Fundamentally Closed
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Facebook to Open Feeds to Developers
eWeek - RSS Feeds —
... Twitter has tremendous advantages for newbies, the depth of Facebook and FriendFeed is more and more valuable as we rely on these networks for fail-over instant communications. FriendFeeds real-time direct messages will likely be duplicated in short order by Facebook, and the opportunity for meshing Facebook and Twitter together will prove irresistible to the hot Twitter client market, what with Tweetie for the Mac synchronizing with its leading iPhone app." Meanwhile, the folks at All Facebook want to know more about just what is being announced. Nick O'Neill of All ...
Breakfast briefing: Facebook, lawsuits and required reading
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... • Facebook looks set to open itself up even further to developers, in an announcement due later today. AllFacebook says the changes could have "significant impact" on its rivals, while the ...
Facebook Makes It Easier For Developers To Play With Its Data
paidContent —
... Meanwhile, Inside Facebook suggests that Facebook will let developers piggyback off of members' "shared items," or the articles and videos and other content that they post to their profiles; access to this info would give developers a better read on when and where specific content like videos and news articles started to "go viral," and could help them create apps with more longevity. Then there's the Facebook "stream"—or the constant flow of status updates that the network put front-and-center during its most recent redesign. The ...
Facebook vs Twitter - And The Winner Is?
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
... for some time that Facebook is expected to open up two things: the feed and shared items. If developers could track shared items, this would be a huge opportunity and it would fall in line with Facebook’s continued assault on Twitter.
So it looks like Facebook will be taking on Twitter by allowing developers to take part in the social networking arena. What do you think? Who will be the winner?
Comments welcome.
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