Open Graph
Facebook Now Allows Publishers To Highlight Their Pages And Authors’ Profiles In Shared Links
This isn’t exactly Facebook’s mystery announcement (we’ll still have to wait a little bit for that), but in the shadow of its press event today, Facebook also today made a…
Facebook Mention Tagging Lets Apps Generate FB Notifications And Referral Traffic
Facebook announced on its Developer Blog today that it will allow users to mention their friends in messages in Open Graph apps. While users can already “action tag” their friends…
Could A New Coupon App Bring Facebook One Step Closer To Retail Commerce?
There have been some signals coming from Facebook that point to how it could one day become a platform for e-commerce beyond apps and virtual goods on Facebook itself. There…
Facebook Open Graph Leader Leaves: Director Of Product Management Carl Sjogreen Plots Next Adventure
Facebook’s acq-hiring like crazy and retaining plenty of top talent, but today marks another post-IPO departure as Director of Product Management Carl Sjogreen told friends that he’s heading out to…
First Came Facebook Disconnect; Now, Open Graph Redirect, A Plug-In To Read FB Open Graph Links Without The Apps
A new Chrome plug-in that lets users bypass the installation of Facebook apps, but still consume the content your friends are sharing via those Facebook-enabled apps, has been picking up…
Uncomfortable With Facebook Auto-Sharing? Tap The Deliberate New “Like Action” For Web and Mobile
Every developer wants Facebook referral traffic, but not all apps have actions that fit well with auto-sharing, and others might not want to post to Facebook without their users’ express…
Facebook Finally Cracks Down On Auto-Sharing Spam With “10-Second Rule”
If you hate accidental auto-sharing, you’re in luck. Now you have to be watching or reading something for at least 10 seconds before Facebook apps can auto-share the activity to…
Shortform Launches Bookmarklet And Facebook Open Graph For Seamless Video Curation And Sharing
Video curation platform Shortform is launching a few new features that will make it easier for its video jockeys (VJs) to curate and share content with friends and followers. The…
Facebook: Video Apps Getting a Big Boost From Timeline And Open Graph
Facebook today revealed statistics from a variety of video apps that have integrated with the new Timeline interface through the Open Graph API. According to the performance numbers out of…
Ustream Integrates With Facebook Timeline For Sharing Live Videos With Friends
Live video streaming website Ustream today is launching an integration with Facebook’s new Timeline user interface. This means that users will be able to share the live videos they’re watching…
Share Buttons? Ha. Facebook Just Schooled The Internet. Again.
After last year’s f8 keynote, my initial thought was pretty straightforward: I Think Facebook Just Seized Control Of The Internet. Between the Like Button, the Open Graph, and the Open Graph…
While Everyone Bitches, Facebook's New Social Plugins Surpass 100,000 Installs
Facebook Connect launched in late 2008. And now, a year and a half later, some 250,000 sites around the web are using it. Meanwhile, Facebook’s new social plugins (the kind…
Facebook took over the Gillmor Gang this week like it threatens to do the Web. Danny Sullivan represented those who fear the unadulterated market power of the social giant. He…
Facebook's Open Graph: It Depends On What The Meaning Of The Word "Open" Is
Grab the popcorn. There is a serious nerd fight brewing. Following Facebook’s big Open Graph announcements at f8 a couple days ago, many of the leaders of the so-called “open…
