Google just launched a preview of their newest social networking effort called Friend Connect. In a nutshell, Google FC is a free service that allows owners to turn their sites into a community – without having to install any applications or perform programming. With a simple copy-and-paste of Google-generated code, one can have the ability to let visitors sign in and become part of the site’s user group. Once in, users can post reviews/comments and their own pictures on the site via widgets, enriching the site’s content and making it more dynamic. Other “social” functionalities are available via code snippet, all based on the OpenSocial platform.
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