Facebook has now opened its site to developers. What does this mean? Developers can add Facebook functionality and tools to their own web site, essentially tapping into the Facebook social network and community. I think what this will lead to is 'social mashup', adding social networking features to web sites and make web sites more 'social'. Web sites don't have to create their own social networking tools and features, when they can use Facebook. It will be interesting, perhaps there might be a logo on a web site that says "Facebook certified", or "Facebook approved", or "Facebook enabled", or "Facebook compatible". I believe this is the start of creating an open social networking platform for the web, and in essence, "socializing" the web. Perhaps, using Facebook on a web site, is a way of creating and maintaining a sense of community part of my PhD research.
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