1. Facebook Connect in 3 Hours
by Ryan Merket / ryanmerket.com
February 24th, 2010
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2. About me
I wear a lot of hats
I used to work at Facebook
Co-founded Ping.fm
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3. Credit: Flickr user ‘laanba’
About me
I grew up in Texas

4. Credit: Flickr user ‘codydildy
But now live in Oakland, CA

5. Ground Rules
Ask a question at anytime (it’s a workshop)
or send questions to @merket on Twitter
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6. Our Agenda
1. Why Facebook Connect?
2. Back to the basics
3. What can I do with it?
4. Great. How do I get started?
5. We’re doin’ it live!
6. Go from good to great
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7. Why Facebook Connect?
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8. 400 million monthly active users
Larger than Brazil
60 million Connect users
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9. 83% people trust their friends
over any other source.
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10. Identity
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11. Identity
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12. Identity
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13. MOM
DAD
BOSS WIFE
GF From
High School
Social graph
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Ex-BOSS

14. Stream
• Stories
• Comments
• Photos
• Post to stream
• Events
• Notes
... and more

15. Stream
• Stories
• Comments
• Photos
• Post to stream
• Events
• Notes
... and more

16. Stream

17. Credit: Flickr user ‘laughingsquid’ - Facebook wall art
1. Authentication
2. Permissions
3. Sharing
4. Privacy
Basics of Facebook Connect

18. 1. Authentication
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19. 1. Authentication
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20. 1. Authentication
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21. 1. Authentication
Facebook users = Your users
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22. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

23. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

24. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

25. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

26. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

27. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

28. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

29. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

30. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

31. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

32. 2. Permissions
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

33. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

34. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

35. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

36. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
• read_mailbox
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

37. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
• read_mailbox
• offline_access
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

38. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
• read_mailbox
• offline_access
• create_event
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

39. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
• read_mailbox
• offline_access
• create_event
• rsvp_event
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

40. 2. Permissions
• publish_stream
• read_stream
• email
• read_mailbox
• offline_access
• create_event
• rsvp_event
• sms
Credit: Facebook Developers Wiki - More info: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

41. 3. Sharing
Credit: Mock up

42. 4. Privacy

43. 4. Privacy
With great power comes
greater responsibility

44. 4. Privacy
With great power comes
greater responsibility
Respect users’ privacy settings.

45. 4. Privacy
With great power comes
greater responsibility
Respect users’ privacy settings.
Never show old data.

46. 4. Privacy
With great power comes
greater responsibility
Respect users’ privacy settings.
Never show old data.
Don’t surprise the user.

47. Sweet. But what can I do with it?
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48. Make it easy and obvious
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57. What not to do
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60. Am I supposed to click those?

61. Am I supposed to click those?

62. Am I supposed to click those?

63. VIP?

64. Show them why
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67. Lower the hurdle
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79. Social context
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88. Permissions
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92. Respect privacy
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95. Use the pre-built tools
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100. Great. How do I get started?
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101. http://facebook.com/developers

104. Setting up your server
Your server will need to be able to send and receive
data from api.facebook.com
You will need to create a tunnel for local development

105. The basics

106. The basics

107. Initializing the XML namespace

108. Initializing the XML namespace
<fb:login-button></fb:login-button>

109. Initializing the XML namespace
<fb:login-button></fb:login-button>
<fb-profile-pic></fb:profile-pic>

110. The basics

111. The basics

112. The basics

113. The basics

114. The basics

115. The basics

116. Cross domain receiver file
Filename: xd_receiver.htm
Root of your Connect URL (from application settings)

117. “We’re doin’ it live!”
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118. How to go from good to great.
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119. Results: Huffington Post’s referral traffic from FB has increased >300%
since they implemented registration and called it out.
Increase connected users
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120. Why should they Connect?
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121. NFO - News Feed Optimization
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122. NFO - News Feed Optimization
“NFO is the new SEO”
Justin Smith, Inside Facebook
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123. NFO - News Feed Optimization
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124. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com
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125. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com Plancast.com
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126. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com Plancast.com Thread.com
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127. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com Plancast.com Thread.com
NBC.com
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128. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com Plancast.com Thread.com
NBC.com CBS.com
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129. NFO - News Feed Optimization
JibJab.com Plancast.com Thread.com
NBC.com CBS.com TV.com.com
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130. What you should be tracking
• Measure feed story prompts (publish vs cancel)
• Split test images, copy, and action links

131. What you should be tracking
• Measure feed story prompts (publish vs cancel)
• Split test images, copy, and action links

132. What you should be tracking
• Measure feed story prompts (publish vs cancel)
• Split test images, copy, and action links

133. What you should be tracking
• Measure feed story prompts (publish vs cancel)
• Split test images, copy, and action links

134. What you should be tracking
• Measure feed story prompts (publish vs cancel)
• Split test images, copy, and action links

135. LPO - Landing Page Optimization
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138. Tools
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Amigo! Photography’

139. Tools
Facebook Connect Wizard
http://developers.facebook.com/setup.php

140. Tools
API Test Console
http://developers.facebook.com/tools.php

141. Tools
Facebook Connect Playground
http://developers.facebook.com/tools.php?connect_wizard

142. Tools
Facebook Widgets
http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/

143. Links
One Page by Shuffle Interactive
http://ryanmerket.com/connectdocs/
Facebook Developers Wiki
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect
Facebook Connect Marketing Portal
http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?connect

144. That’s it!
Questions?
Slides will be on slideshare.net/ryanmerket