Comments on: Higher Ed Web Developers, Get Ready to Code: Facebook API released!

By: Karine Joly

Karine Joly — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:53:15 +0000

Charlie,

I think we will start to see some new applications in a few months.

If higher ed institutions don’t move on this, third-party developers (or entrepreneurial students) will create the applications and sell them to universities and colleges…

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:18:15 +0000

Karine -

Great catch! We were just lamenting the fact that Facebook wasn’t releasing its API. How fast do you think campuses will hop on this trend?

By: Karine Joly

Karine Joly — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:05:08 +0000

Sam,

Interesting point. I’m not sure colleges will go for the 3d friend webs though. But, thanks for the suggestion.

Morgan,

For our students (and young alums) logging in wouldn’t be a problem.

If we develop something serving our needs using the platform they already use, I’m pretty sure adoption won’t be a problem. And again, I’m really talking about work done in Alum Associations.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:09:39 +0000

From an initial look, I think you have to initiate an authenticated session with facebook before you can do anything through the api–meaning that a user needs to login with their facebook creds before they can access whatever special goodies you write with it. Not sure how useful that would be in a wider context…

But I’m definately still going to tinker with it.

By: Sam Jackson

Sam Jackson — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:14:06 +0000

I am at once both terrified and intrigued… I am eager to see what is developed with this API. I wouldn’t mind seeing just some of the obvious things, either–like 3d friend webs to see how incestuous people are, etc. Hopefully we’ll see some creativity expressed too.