Facebook making it easier for new users to find and add apps

November 11th, 2007

By Justin Smith

Facebook made two updates to the Platform this week that makes it easier for app developers to reach new users.

First, Facebook launched an important feature that we’ve written previously about – allowing application-use News Feed items to be viewed by friends without the app. Inside your Developer settings, just register your feed item template and check “Show stories of this template to users who have not added this application.” This is a big boost for highly engaging apps.

Second, Facebook enabled a streamlined way for new Facebook users to register with applications already added to their accounts. This screenshot from the Developer Wiki shows the co-branded registration experience:

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3 Responses to “Facebook making it easier for new users to find and add apps”

dave mcclure Says:
November 12th, 2007 at 9:34 am
awesome… i haven’t seen a real example in my feed just yet, but i’ll be looking out for it.
rony Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 4:12 am
a face book that showing a real face of believing to persue and make a relation to explore it.
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May 17th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
[...] a new way of increasing the selection frequency and distribution breadth of feed items called Feed Templates. By registering feed templates in your Developer Settings, your feed items can now be a) lumped [...]