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Facebook Connect: OpenID Without the Email

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

Yesterday Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Connect and with it the opportunity for sites around the web to easily integrate into the largest “social graph” on the web. The pre-f8 hype along with MySpace’s Data Availability initiative and Google’ ... Continue reading »

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  • Doug Anderson

    3 months ago

    I agree with the lack of contact data being a major issue. We were analyzing the possibility of using connect for our referral based rewards program. However, the user's need an email or a phone number in order to collect their points. This forces a two-step approach to get the user signed up.

    Besides, it still seems quite buggy. Just to leave this post has been like getting my teeth pulled, as facebook seems to be crashing at the moment... plus my user data isn't even coming though on this comment.

    Oh well, good idea in concept I suppose.
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  • Raj Anand

    2 months ago

    Hi Nick good point about the lack of data from Facebook Connect. I guess if you think of the same issue from a user's perspective, you might see a diffent picture. I have blogged about it from a social networking user's perspective. Love to know your thoughts:

    http://blog.kwiqq.com/2009/04/06/social-network...
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  • Jürgen Koller

    2 months ago

    yeah i also think this is a problem...
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  • Ilker Eroglu

    1 month ago

    good article
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