We know that Google is about to launch Friend Connect to public but here’s another strong hint that the service may go live very soon.
The support site of Friend Connect is now up and running with detailed information on how site owners can integrate the OpenSocial gadgets of Friend Connect in their sites.
If you like to further explore the features of Friend Connect, check any of these sites that are have integrated Friend Connect.
MyBlogLog users can easily relate to Google Friend Connect. You add a widget to your blog and visitors can join your site via their Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account.
Once they join, their picture will show up in the Friend Connect badge. They can also explore profiles of other members or even grow their social network from your site itself by adding other site members as their friends. Pretty interesting.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/friend-connect-service-coming-soon/5497/
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Reader Comments
Amit, isn’t this the same as ‘Blogger Following’? The only difference I see is that the gadget for ‘Friend Connect’ looks better.
Written by Reena on 11.21.08
Reena - The “Follow this Blog” widget is limited to Blogger blogs only while Google Friend Connect service is for blogs as well as regular websites. Plus it has a social component in the sens you can can add other members of the same blog as your friend and so on.
Written by labnol on 11.21.08
Google Friend Connect is now up and running on a lot more sites now - and more to come in the upcoming weeks!
link (my Naples, FL news/jobs/for salewebsite) is now Google Friend Connect enabled. Come by, grab yourself a Google Friend Connect profile and check it out — I think it’s definitely the wave of the future!
Written by Kenneth Udut on 12.01.08
I just got accepted to use Google Friend Connect for my blogger blog, how does one go about setting it up? It requires uploading two .html files to one’s server, which I obviously don’t have.
Written by ckstevenson on 12.02.08
i want that goggle must lauch a audio search & download website, like photo & video.
thankin you
Written by Shreyans on 12.03.08
“Google Friend Connect Is Coming Soon” — some more indications for the same… i got about 8-10 friend connect invitation in last few days and all were from different websites (all Indian) … Also, my own website link has been whitelisted yesterday to use Google Friend Connect .. it implies it’s going to be open soon.
Written by Amit Aggarwal on 12.04.08