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VIRTUALISATION Facebook opens stream to developers
VIRTUALISATION Facebook opens stream to developers | Facebook opens stream to developers |
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| by Jake Widman | |
| Wednesday, 29 April 2009 | |
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According to a post on the Facebook Developer Blog, developers will "be able to access the posts you've published into the stream and display them in your application, whether it's on a mobile device, Web site or desktop." That means that Open Stream applications can enable users to not only read updates but post their own and comment on others'. Facebook is also quick to state that applications may only access a user's stream with the user's permission, and must follow the site's terms governing data use. The Open Stream API incorporates the Activity Streams interface Facebook hopes to make a standard. It also relies on new APIs that, the Facebook blog post claims, will enable applications to "filter, remix, and display the stream back to that user however you choose, wherever you choose, in the manner most relevant for the user experience." For a look at some new Open Stream applications, see Page 2 . |
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