I must be old in that I dislike Facebook. I tried it but found I really could care less about knowing that "Jim is driving home in traffic", "Jim is drinking a deliciojus Starbucks Coffee", etc.
That said, I realize it is a very popular platform for social networking. For that reason, this weekend I will be installing a facebook connector on the Amphicar forums. It will enable the following:
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Benefits of Facebook Connect
- Users can simply login with their Facebook account without going through the registration process.
- Increase user interaction and your traffic through Facebook notifications and news-feeds!
Features
Facebook users will be able to receive Facebook notifications when:
- There is a reply to their thread or a thread that they're subscribing to
- They receive a new PM
News-Feed will be published on to the user's wall when the user:
- Logs in for the first time
- Replies to a thread
- Creates a new thread
Fetch user data from Facebook
Fetch data like name, location, profile picture and use it on your forums! (NOTE: Some data may not be available for some users)
Automatically befriend user's friends
If any of the user's friends are also registered on the forum, they will automatically be friends!