Archive for the ‘networking’ tag
Google Friend Connect Launched
I got an email from Google last night which said that my email id was whitelisted for using friend connect. Google friend connect is the approach google has taken for solving the social networking puzzle. It allows users to add gadgets(opensocial) to their sites/blogs. More about google friend connect here.
Setting up a site
Setting up friend connect on my blog was pretty simple. Added two files to my web server, filled up a couple of forms and done.
Adding gadgets
Right now there are only few gadgets available, gadgets are categorized into member gadgets(#2) and social gadgets(#5). The member gadget looks very similar to the MyBlogLog widget.
Anyone having a Google Id, Yahoo! Id, AIM Id or OpenID can connect with a site through the member gadget.
As of now I have added two gadgets(members & wall) to my blog. Not sure if they’re gonna stay here for a long time 
Other than adding gadgets, there are more options like moderate posts, members & a very basic graph showing the user activity on the site, all these options are available for site admin only.
As of now friend connect looks very simple with less features and a handful of gadgets. The quality of gadgets will tell how much of an impact friend connect can make.
[tags]google, friend, connect, opensocial, beta, social, networking[/tags]
