Google FriendConnect Toolbar Widget

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Posted in » Google, Social Networking - by Ades on February 13th, 2009

google_connect_bar.pngGoogle FriendConnect added a toolbar widget. Now you can display it on top of your blog or at the bottom of it for your members to join and communicate with each other.

Unlike Yahoo’s MyBlogLog, Google FriendConnect is a bit vague in its positioning. I am still not very clear what its real objective is? How about you?

Do you use it on your blog? If yes, how it has benefited your blog? Share with us your experiences and success stories so to speak.

Here is its description on Wikipedia:

Google Friend Connect is an online service by Google that allows users on the internet to connect with their friends on different websites.

Google Friend Connect is an Open Social application offered by Google that started in May 2008. Google Friend Connect main focus is to simplify the connection between social and non-social websites and standardize the handling and presentation of social applications and content. It uses a blend of open standards, such as OpenID for signin, oAuth to control data, and Open Social for applications.

Google Friend Connect is free but requires approval of the website using it. It requires no knowledge of web programming and enables any website to offer social applications and content from Facebook, Hi5, Orkut, Plaxo, MySpace, Google Talk and other social networks.

At the time the interface is in English and there’s no option to choose other languages. Google didn’t announce any plans to translate it and most words can’t be translated by the site that implements it.

Examples of use are:

  1. E-commerce site: Allow users to check whether friends purchased or review the product you are interested in on the product web page.
  2. News sites: Allow users insert comments and opinions with their real profile.
  3. Organization Sites: Increase marketing and communication within members of the organization.
  4. Blogs and Personal Websites: Increase communication within author friends.

Source: Wikipedia

Now after reading that, it makes some sense. Join my FriendConnect by clicking at the toolbar below, let’s get connected!

Website: www.google.com/friendconnect/

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7 Responses to “Google FriendConnect Toolbar Widget”

  1. By Netwala on Feb 13, 2009

    This is awesome! Added one to my blog too! Thank you for sharing this information.
    Cheers!

  2. By Web Designing on Feb 13, 2009

    Oh yeah, that’s cool plug-in, i already have implemented on my website blog.

  3. By Expat Philippines on Feb 15, 2009

    Sweet bit of software. Added this page tomy extra special favourites favourites

  4. By game-girl on Feb 16, 2009

    I also used it for a while and can say it is a nice thing.

  5. By SEO Services on Feb 16, 2009

    Hey ades, I’ll very soon join…

  6. By Web Design on Feb 20, 2009

    Nice plugin. I will download this plugin in my blog. Thanks.

  7. By China Travel Service on Feb 20, 2009

    looks cool, I will give a try too, also I do not much space left:)


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