• Facebook Connect is a new service from social networking giant Facebook. With Facebook Connect, users can log into third-party sites using their Facebook account. CBS launched the first major third-party integration on their celebrity gossip website The Insider on September 19, 2008. Other third-party sites are set to launch their Facebook Connect integrations in the near future.TechCrunch: Facebook Connect Spotted...

  On March 14, 2009, Facebook Connect functionality was integrated into iPhone applications. The social integration of Facebook Connect into iPhone apps allows users to interact directly with their Facebook feed and friends through their iPhone applications.Breitbart.com: Facebook fun goes mobile with iPhone applications

• 1. Popular websites with Facebook Connect integration: Digg, Vimeo, Mahalo, Brightkite, CNET, Joost, Xanga, and Disqus http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect_Live_Sites
  2. Announced on: May 9, 2008 http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=108
  3. SDK available for integration into iPhone applications

• Facebook Connect Features

  1. Trusted Authentication: connect your Facebook account with any partner site using a trusted authentication method
  2. Real Identity: take your real identity information with you anywhere on the web
  3. Friends Access: stay connected to friends and family anywhere on the web
  4. Dynamic Privacy: your Facebook account privacy settings will follow you to external websitesFacebook Developers: Facebook Connect

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