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February 27, 2009
Google Adds Friend Connect to Blogger
Users of Google's blogging product, Blogger, can now add Friend Connect to their blogs. The feature enables them to incorporate social networking to their blog. Now, that might seem a bit redundant. Isn't a blog already social with comments?
Yes, but blogging isn't a comprehensive social community. Granted, Friend Connect isn't comprehensive, but it's a simple way for those who don't have the time or resources to build out a full-on social networking site.
Friend Connect is also a social media marketing tool. Users share their activity with others, so Blogger users might get new readers when it's noted that Friend Connect users are reading them.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson on February 27, 2009 10:24 AM
Comments
I dont know if this truely is an added value but time will show if its usefull or not.
Erdal Gul March 1, 2009 5:13 PM
I just wanted to give you the heads up that Google really prefers you add the Followers gadget in Blogger. They have a reason for this, we just have not figured out exactly what it is.
What we are brainstorming is a little over the top so for now I would just suggest using the Followers gadget because it is GFC.
In fact it has been since the beginning when it was released in September 2009.
Chris Lang May 11, 2009 7:28 PM
