Developer Garage BangaloreVishu GuptaAug 28, 2009
Agenda1. Our Mission2. Facebook Platform3. Facebook Connect4. Facebook in India5. Questions
Facebook’s Mission:Give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected
Facebook Platform
Facebook Core Features
Facebook Core FeaturesIdentity
Facebook Core FeaturesSocialGraphIdentity
Facebook Core FeaturesSocialGraphIdentityStream
MobileWebSocialGraph   IdentityStreamDesktopGame ConsolesFacebook PlatformWorld Wide Web
Continued leadership in Platform100+ConnectConnect for iPhone, xBox, Desktop…Verified AppsfbFundLaunch2008200920092008GrowthMay 20072007FacebookVerified App
Over 350,000Facebook Applications
More than one million developers and entrepreneurs
Over 15,000 websites and applications use connect
More than 180 countries have utilized platform
Every month, more than 70% of Facebook users engage with Platform applicationsSome Examples
Over 350,000 Facebook Applications
A more social web
Facebook Connect for desktop
Your teamsLive scoresFacebook Connect for iPhone
Facebook Connect for XBOX
Overview of Facebook Connect
19Engaging with a new site is difficultThink of the steps users need to go through to sign up & engage with your content.Decide to register
Click “sign up”
Decide on the basics: Which email will I use? The usual password? User name?
Add extra info:BirthdayNameetc…
Enter a CAPTCHA
Confirm
Get sent to verify email page
Wait
Go back in your email, verify email
Go back to browser
And…… the end result is a website with no social data, no customization, and no friends 
21Facebook ConnectIncrease registration, engagement and traffic on your site.Facebook Connect allows your visitors to:Share their identity and log in with 1 click

Vishu Gupta - Facebook Developer Garage Bangalore