Monday, May 12, 2008

What is Facebook Connect?


Facebook Connect is an API which can give access and authorization of facebook members to other social websites. It is developed by Facebook for enabling facebook users to login whenever they go.

Facebook Connect is a new iteration of facebook platform which gives third party developer to access information of users which want to use.

Members can be able to connect their Facebook account with any partner website using a secured authentication method. Whether at login, or anywhere else a developer would like to add social context, the user will be able to authenticate and connect their account in a trusted environment. The user will have total control of the permissions granted.

This Facebook Connect API was built on 4 main concept Trusted Authentication, Real Identity, Friends Access and Dynamic Privacy. By the help of this innovation Facebook shows the power of their website to Google.

As many of us know 6 months later Google announced the Open Social which have similar properties of Facebook Connect. However there is no announce about Open Social from Google.

No comments: