Facebook Connect: Why It Matters & Why It Will Win

Facebook kicked off their second annual developer conference in San Francisco this afternoon with a keynote by founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The overproduced keynote with too many words repeatedly incessantly, seemed like a lullaby sung by a nanny in language alien to yours. There were some who compared Mark with Steve Jobs after last year’s presentation. Now, having watched the two weave their spell, I would say the comparison would be as exaggerated as equating the thespian abilities of Colin Ferrell with those of George Clooney. These non-important and highly personal observations aside, I came away fairly impressed with what Mark & Company are doing with their Facebook Connect (FC) system. (The program launched today with 24 partners, and a press release. It will go into beta soon.) As a caveat, there is very little... [read full story]