FACEBOOK IS PLAYING THE WIDGET GAME

Just a couple of months ago, Facebook launched Facebook Connect, which is an OpenID-type system that allows users to log into third party sites with their Facebook username and password. Facebook Connect has seemingly been accepted with open arms by many users and can now can be found on more than 6,000 third party sites.

Just last week, however, Facebook began invading even more of your favorite websites. Their newest widget allows users to login to a Comment Box widget and post comments directly on your webpage. The best part of this widget is that users’ comments are then updated on their personal Facebook page. For example, if this blog featured the Facebook Comments Box, you would see a “Rusty Walters post a comment to Facebook is Playing the Widget Game” show up in your news feed.

We love the implications of this as it allows your blog or web page to be exposed to your readers’ whole network of friends on Facebook.. Below, you can watch a short video from the Facebook developers on how the widget functions.

Happy Commenting!

How To: Create a Comments Box with Facebook Connect in 5 Minutes from Pete Bratach on Vimeo.