Had trouble accessing sites across the internet for a few minutes on Thursday? It's a good reminder of just how many websites now take advantage of Facebook's third-party login options when the site experienced a short glitch Thursday evening.…
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Netflix rolling out Facebook app, but not in the US
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings talked up the company's new Facebook app at f8 today. The feature could help boost viewership on its streaming subscription service, but won't be available in the U.S. at launch due to a decades-old law banning the sharing of video rental information.…
Read MoreMagisto raises $5.5M to magically edit your videos
Cloud video editing startup Magisto is coming to market with a new service that will take raw video files and make them worth sharing with friends and posting on Facebook. The company is also announcing $5.5 million in financing from Horizons Ventures and Magma Venture Partners.…
Read MoreHulu-Facebook integration returns. But will users connect?
Hulu has once again rolled out its Facebook Connect capability, enabling users to easily share what they're viewing on the online video site with their friends on Facebook. But after the botched initial launch, will users be willing to merge their accounts?…
Read MoreHulu halts Facebook Connect after exposing user data
Hulu's Facebook Connect integration apparently isn't going as well as planned. The feature has been pulled offline after people reported having issues with the sign-in process earlier today, with some being exposed to other users' account data in the process.…
Read MoreHulu adds social features with Facebook Connect
Hulu is getting a lot more social with new features based on Facebook Connect. Users will now be able to log into the service with their Facebook account, comment on specific moments in a show they are watching, interact with friends and discover new content.…
Read MoreMeet Copious, the eBay for a social world
In the web's most popular marketplaces, such as eBay and Craigslist, anonymity is still the norm. A new San Francisco-based startup called Copious is looking to change that. Copious has built an online marketplace in which all buyers and sellers are linked to their Facebook identities.…
Read MorePunchTab Wants to Be a Blogger’s Best Friend
Here on the internet, just because you build it, it doesn't mean anyone will actually come. Or click on a link. Or leave a comment. Or become a Facebook fan.YouSendIt co-founder Ranjith Kumaran wants to change all that with his loyalty-marketing startup, PunchTab.…
Read MoreMeet Facebook, the Web’s Social Entertainment Operating System
When Cisco all but confirmed it had shut down an ambitiously named Entertainment Operating System, I suspect some folks at Facebook may have chuckled to themselves. After all, Facebook may have designs on becoming for real what the Cisco product was only in name.…
Read MoreMy Web Without Facebook Connect
How important is Facebook? Very, and not in ways you and I realize. Sure you can see status updates and photos of your friends. What really is indispensable about Facbeook -- its ability to glue the web together. I found that out the hardway.…
Read MoreFacebook Disconnect: A Chrome Extension That Stops Facebook Snooping
If you're like me, and would prefer Faceboook not know about your every move, you might like Facebook Disconnect. It's an extension for Chrome that does pretty much exactly what you'd expect: stops websites from reporting back to Facebook via Facebook Connect.…
Read MoreThreadsy's Universal Inbox Enters Public Beta
Like a lot of you, I have way too many email and social network accounts. Threadsy, which has now entered public beta, puts them all in one place. I hadn't tried Threadsy in a while, and was pleasantly surprised at how polished it has become.…
Read MoreThe Downsides Of Adopting Facebook Connect
Ty Ahmad-Taylor is the founder and CEO of FanFeedr, a real-time personalized sports feed. Previously, he was SVP of Strategy and Product Dev……
Read MoreMainstream Commenters Choose Yahoo Logins
When given a choice of login systems, visitors to mainstream media properties such as Slate, Forbes, Newsweek, Discovery, Time and Press Enterprise are most likely to choose Yahoo, according to data collected by commenting system Echo, which helps power such sites.…
Read MoreThe Oscars Get the Live-Streamed Red Carpet Treatment
The big-daddy awards show, The Oscars, is getting with the social-media picture this year and live-streaming from the red carpet. A two-hour live show on Oscar.com from 3-5 p.m. PT on Sunday will be followed by behind-the-scenes clips and interviews posted that night.…
Read MoreZoho Adds Facebook Connect Support
Zoho today announced support for Facebook Connect, which means you can now access its entire suite of applications using your Facebook account. If you don't already have a Zoho account, then you can sign up with your Facebook ID.…
Read MoreThe Connect Wars: Facebook's MySpace Beachhead, Twitter's Coming Launch
Not content to control their own domains, social web sites are trying to conquer everyone else, by becoming the dominant log-in system for the web. Inside Facebook reports that MySpace is using Facebook Connect for a small feature. TechCrunch says Twitter will soon battle, too.…
Read MoreYahoo To Bring Facebook Connect To Its Properties
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is integrating with Facebook in a big way, rolling out Facebook Connect across its properties worldwide. Yahoo already ha……
Read MoreThe Scorecard: Winners & Losers of Yahoo, Facebook Connect Deal
In one fell swoop, Facebook has become the king of identity on the web. The company today signed an agreement that would integrate Facebook Connect across Yahoo and its various properties. Here is my analysis of the winners and losers in this very important deal.…
Read MoreTo Serve Better Ads, Google’s Social Platform Gets Nosier
Facebook has been the winner when it comes to getting big publishers to adopt its social platform, Facebook Connect; most recently it inked……
Read MoreFacebook Makes It Easier for Devs to Tap Into Connect Magic
Facebook Connect has so far been implemented on some 15,000 web sites, devices and applications, a number that’s likely to get a…
Read MoreFacebook Close to Burying Its Beacon Woes
At long last, Facebook is finally on its way to putting its Beacon troubles to rest. Following a class action lawsuit filed…
Read MoreWeekend Vid Picks: I Want My Music Web TV
The MTV video music awards are on tonight, but as the tired joke goes, when was the last time MTV really played…
Read MoreWith Connect, Facebook Is Crushing MySpace
Almost a year ago, I predicted that Facebook Connect — essentially a single web identity that allows users to sign into sites…
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