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Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Steve — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:16:11 -0000

With the expansion of apps and the ideas that will pour in from the entire open source community, developers are going to add a ton of value to Facebook. Imagine the iPhone with all those apps, it's almost hard to do so. Maybe Facebook will be like that in the near future. Definitely check out a digital security site like this_one so you can get a better grasp of the security risks with the new apps and social networks in general.

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Richard Cunningham — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:59:56 -0000

We are now supporting this in FriendBinder: http://blog.friendbinder.co...

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

jorge — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:06:05 -0000

Really interesting stuff. I am looking forward to seeing what developers can do with it.

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

The System — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:52:13 -0000

Facebook API's have been available for a long time and Wikipedia has some great explanatory stuff. This latest move is a step towards back office applications being able to interface with online databases and is going to TOTALLY change the way Internet Marketing is performed, with tailored products that you might actually want, being delivered to your desktop. Imagine never having to fill out a car insurance application form again!

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Michael Bauser — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:13:28 -0000

I think most people are reading this development backwards. Facebook is allowing read access, but they're only allowing reading sites to cache the data for 24 hours, which limits its usefulness to mashups and aggregators.

It looks to me like the emphasis (even in the paragraph Stan quoted) is on pushing data TO Facebook -- they want to encourage applications and websites to feed data back to Facebook, to reinforce (what they perceive as) Facebook's role as the hub of users activities.

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Noah Thomas — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:02:01 -0000

Doesn't facebook risk oversaturation? Seems like they are destined for the same fate as myspace..

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

ATasteForTea — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:01:58 -0000

I think this is what will push Facebook into a new role as a bridge to commerce 2.0. With users able to shape the direction it's taking, I believe that it will take on a more utilitarian function than we've seen before. look out world, Facebook is changing the way we see commerce.

Meg
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Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Rob — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:24:19 -0000

Twitter? It seems to be more similar to FriendFeed philosophy. Maybe I'm a bit confused..

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:21:45 -0000

yep ... FB should hope that desktop apps don't become too popular though ... if people no longer visit the site, who will see the ads?

Re: Facebook Open Stream API: The Next Huge Platform?

RyanMoede — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:11:30 -0000

Really excited to see Facebook finally start moving in a more open direction.
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