The social network-turned-gaming site has modified its APIs so that applications built on Facebook's platform can be transported over with minimal developer muscle.
Facebook's rep at the Future of Web Apps event in Miami this week was David Recordon, the company's open-standards guru. That's a crowd that the social network still has yet to win over.
The eBay-owned transaction system can now be used to buy Facebook ads and "credits"--another indication that Facebook has changed its e-commerce plans from wanting to beat PayPal at its own game.
The issue with Google's new social toy is that 400 million people already use Facebook and have been offered no viable incentive to switch.
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Technically, posting a copyrighted photo of a celeb--as loads of Facebook users are doing per a "Doppelganger Week" fad--violates terms of service. But for once copyright holders don't seem to care.
This week, 100 charities are battling for votes on Facebook to win $1 million.
Popular social-networking site Facebook denies removing a photo from the site, following public outcry over the image -- a six-month-old baby smoking a cigarette.
A blog called The Rumpus has posted what it says is an interview with an anonymous Facebook employee. Some of the details in it, however, are a little bit suspect.
A small modification to e-mail notifications lets you reply to comments through e-mail. Unfortunately, you still can't reply to in-box messages through e-mail.
