Calgary Airport Authority Using Facebook Connect – Will Airports Become More Social?
Virgin may be the first airline to be implementing in-flight support for Facebook Connect, but the Calgary Airport Authority appears to be the first airport to do so, according to Sam Lessin. Airport wifi is just another example of how webmasters can use Facebook Connect to make the authentication process easier for users.
However, in this case, Calgary appears to have just launched a very simple login implementation. Combining the social graph with physical proximity is a really compelling use case for travel applications built on Facebook Connect. The Calgary Airport Authority could easily add more features to let users see which of their friends are also in the airport, send virtual gifts to friends waiting for flights, and more in the future.
March 24th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
This is awesome. I’ve been considering implementing it for free-wifi.ca, our community wireless project just north of Calgary, in Edmonton. I’m definitely going to get the ball rolling now.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Well it would be great, except for the fact that it doesn’t work. In fact, when using Calgary Airport’s free wifii, it won’t let me open Facebook at all!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:39 am
Social Erosion; At YYC for 1 hr 20 min to meet
family on AC 4145 June 22 @ 0035. Sht term pkg.
Drove 3 hrs to get to Calg. Hungry: absol 0 open xept 2 Tim Horts. Flts arriv’g and evthg clsed. Info/help/shops:xpt Mac Value added store. Hardly a Social Place to be.
Prkg Rip-off: 17 cdn. No receipt; v. social thank
you. 17$ for space in an near empty parkade, no
free 1/2 hr. No choice. Left with bad feelings
about Calg. Airp Auth. and its Sociability.
Welcome to YYC. Len