Re: [Myexperiment-discuss] Facebook open platform

[Daniele Turi]

Matt Lee wrote:
> Not especially. It doesn't allow a user to run their own copy of 
> Facebook, but mearly interact with a centralised, proprietary instance.
>
> There's a great deal of value in allowing people to run their own 
> version of myExperiment behind closed doors that nobody ever knows 
> about, and besides, the social networking part of myExperiment is not 
> especially difficult and is coming along nicely.

I should have been clearer: I meant it is neat how third-parties can 
plugin into facebook through the facebook API. Something similar could 
be useful for myExperiment, if a group wishes to open (some of) its 
doors. Just a thought, not a criticism of the social networking part of 
myExperiment.

Daniele

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