The MGH Modern Marketing Blog » Facebook Connect http://mghus.com/blog A service of MGH, Inc., the MGH Modern Marketing blog provides readers with an inside look at the in's and out's of word of mouth and social media marketing. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 FACEBOOK AND NINTENDO DSi…TOGETHER AT LAST http://mghus.com/blog/2009/08/03/facebook-and-nintendo-dsi%e2%80%a6together-at-last/ http://mghus.com/blog/2009/08/03/facebook-and-nintendo-dsi%e2%80%a6together-at-last/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:24:16 +0000 Social Media Department http://mghwom.com/blog/?p=1009 Today social media (in the form of Facebook) and video games (in the form of Nintendo DSi) unite in yet another example of how game companies continue to evolve to meet expectations of community connectivity. Users will now be able to use the DSi to capture and upload photos to their Facebook page. The Facebook Connect functionality, a free download for DSi reported earlier this year, will be available today after 5 p.m. PST.

DSi owners will be able to snap pictures with either of the system’s two cameras, then upload them directly to a Facebook profile, among other functions. This includes photos that have been altered with the facial manipulation software by using the DSi’s built-in interactive lenses that Nintendo has featured prominently in the DSi commercials. A wireless broadband Internet connection will be vital to transmit the photos.
Per the research firm, NPD Group, Nintendo reports its DSi has sold over 1.7 million units in the United States alone, since its launch in April.

The social media trends continue to advance as more console manufacturers try to take advantage of the services. Microsoft is planning to integrate Facebook in a new dashboard update and Microsoft also promised upcoming Facebook integration with the Xbox Live network. Time will only tell to see how video games continue to interact and become integrated with developing social media.

]]> http://mghus.com/blog/2009/08/03/facebook-and-nintendo-dsi%e2%80%a6together-at-last/feed/ 4 FACEBOOK IS PLAYING THE WIDGET GAME http://mghus.com/blog/2009/02/27/facebook-is-playing-the-widget-game/ http://mghus.com/blog/2009/02/27/facebook-is-playing-the-widget-game/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:18:35 +0000 Social Media Department http://mghwom.com/blog/?p=335 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.

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