Last week Mark Zukerberg showed off the new Facebook Timeline during the company’s f8 keynote. Announced as a new way of presenting yourself on Facebook, the Timeline is an autobiography of your Facebook-shared life. But how Facebook is securing that life could surprise you. More »
Spotify wants to be the next big thing in music, but a change to its service has created quite the uproar online: users can only get their Spotify on if they have a Facebook account. Of course, we knew this was in the works from the time it opened its doors to all Americans, but netizens were sufficiently vocal in their disdain for the change so as to elicit a response from the company. According to Spotify, most of its users are already on the Social Network — plus the service uses Facebook on the backend for its social features — so it made sense to integrate the logins. Rest assured, you don’t have to connect your account to Facebook unless you want to, and users still control what they share and don’t share in their Timelines. We understand why the move doesn’t thrill everyone out there, but we’re okay having one less username and password to remember. Change can be a good thing, ya know.
Spotify on forcing Facebook upon users: ‘it seemed logical’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
In The Social Network, Movie Mark Zuckerberg describes his project as the entire college social scene, put online. In a sense, he completely pulled it off. Now Real Zuck’s lept beyond beer pong: your entire existence, Facebook-ified. It’s terrifyingly amazing. More »
It’s only been a couple of months since Spotify kicked off its invite-only beta here in the US, but along with announcing new Facebook tie-ins it’s finally ready to let the masses into the party. As if lifting the velvet rope weren’t enough, Spotify has also seen fit to throw in unlimited streaming for six months on the free plan, instead of the usual ten hours. Click the source link below to grab your own account now (Facebook account required) but be warned: millions before you walked in for the free taste and ended up with a $10 / month premium service musical addiction.
Spotify opens up to all in the US with free, unlimited music streaming for six months originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After yesterday’s Facebook revamp, Mark Zuckerberg still had a few new features to reveal at today’s f8 conference. The most important? Timeline, a complete reconceptualization of your profile page. More »
It was the creation of Lala, however, that really put Nguyen on the map. The service was founded in the mid-’00s, around the concept of CD swapping, users mailing physical discs to one another in little red and white Netflix-like envelopes. The site shifted gears soon after, being reborn as a streaming service. The concept was born from Nguyen’s typically utopian vision of free music streaming, in hopes of spurring purchases amongst a dedicated audience — the actual product, not surprisingly, was far more of a compromise, limiting the streams of users who didn’t already have that music stored in their PC. Read our full interview after the break.
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The Engadget Interview: Lala and Color founder Bill Nguyen originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Facebook’s f8 developer conference is going on today, and Andy Samberg Mark Zuckerberg has just revealed another part of his master plan for the social network. Open Graph will now integrate many of your favorite news and music services, including Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio and MOG onto your Facebook page with custom apps, and will also bring video from Vevo, Netflix, Hulu and many more. The media platform’s already up and running, so you can see (and hear) the results of Mark’s labor right now.
Update: Unfortunately for Facebook users in the US, Netflix has confirmed that its Facebook integration will only be available in Canada and Latin America initially, due to a US law that “creates some confusion over our ability to allow U.S. members to share what they watch.” That doesn’t apply to the music services, however, and you can get an idea how Spotify will work in the video after the break. Even TiVo’s gotten in on the action, announcing new sharing buttons for its iPhone and iPad mobile apps, although there’s no direct DVR integration mentioned yet.
Facebook partners up to bring music, news and videos to your profile through Open Graph (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, Mark’s just unveiled Facebook’s new look at his f8 keynote, and he’s calling it Timeline. The idea is to make it easier to see events, pics and posts from your past by placing a, surprise surprise, timeline on the right edge of your profile page that breaks down your content by year and month. It’s a much more visual experience than Facebook’s previous incarnation, and Timeline Views allow you to filter the content by photos, locations (courtesy of Bing maps integration) and much more. You can also add apps, “likes”, and all of your other content in neatly organized panes on your profile page to let you “tell the story of your life” in the way you want to — including the ability to go back and add stuff to your timeline after the fact, no flux capacitor required. Timeline’s going live in beta immediately for some, and a broader roll-out will be happening over the next few weeks. Get ready people, Facebook’s future is here.
Update: Facebook’s Timeline promo vid is now embedded after the break.
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Facebook outs Timeline, gives your profile page a new outfit (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you thought yesterday’s Facebook changes were dramatic, you’d better sit down before you see what’s coming next. Today at F8, Mark Zuckerberg led off by showing off Timeline: it’s the future of Facebook, and it’s a tectonic shift. More »
Oh yeah, we’re here, live at the f8 developers conference in San Francisco, and we’re going to give you a blow by blow of what’s in store for all you Facebook-loving folks. The streets is talking and the rumor mill’s churning at full bore about what we can expect, but Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote is mere minutes away, and all will be revealed soon. So, check back here to get the scoop on all the new social-networking goodies as he dishes them out.
Update: And it’s underway. Head on past the break for the live stream.
Continue reading We’re live from Facebook’s 2011 f8 developer conference! (video)
We’re live from Facebook’s 2011 f8 developer conference! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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