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Saturday, March 14, 2009

What Does Facebook Connect on the iPhone Mean? A Big Web Brain Explains.

charlene-liFacebook promised big news at South by Southwest. So is Facebook Connect on the iPhone something we need to pay attention to? Web expert Charlene Li explains. Bonus footage: A cameo from an Austin Convention Center employee.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Facebook, Meebo Talking Again–Now That Meebo Has Agreed to Use Facebook Connect

Last month, Facebook forced Web-based chat service Meebo to cut itself off from the social network. But now that Meebo has agreed to use the new Facebook Connect service, all is forgiven.

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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Facebook’s Mantra: Use Facebook Connect or Don’t Connect at All

Want access to Facebook’s user base, which has now cracked 150 million? Then you’re going to need to play by Facebook’s rules.
Last week Facebook sued Power.com, a social network aggregator, because the company allowed Facebook users to plug into the site without actually visiting Facebook itself. Today, instant-messaging aggregator Meebo is unplugging itself from Facebook rather than face the same kinds of legal problems.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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