Category Archives: f8

Facebook Quietly Launches Ads API for ALL Developers

Posted on March 26, 2015 by jessestay

Some amazing things have been announced at Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, going on yesterday and today in San Francisco. From new apps for Facebook Messenger, to a platform for Internet of Things, to one of the most amazing explanations … Continue reading →

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No Known Solutions In Sight for Copyright Issues or Monetization for Facebook Video

Posted on March 25, 2015 by jessestay

At Facebook’s now annual F8 developers conference, 2 issues seemed to be on the mind of developers and content creators in the audience of their “What’s New With Facebook Video” session: copyright infringement and in-video monetization. But when asked about … Continue reading →

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Ancestry.com Buys Top Facebook App We’re Related

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jessestay

In the early days of Facebook’s developer platform (2007, to be exact), as apps were going from 0 to 2 or more million users in just a matter of days, family history apps were among the first to rise to … Continue reading →

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One Thing is Clear About F8 – the Focus of a Facebook Conference is on Relationships

Posted on September 23, 2011 by jessestay

I just finished my 3rd consecutive Facebook F8 developers conference. While I missed the first one (I followed it remotely though), the Facebook conferences I have attended thus far just get better year to year. This year was no exception. … Continue reading →

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Here’s What I Can Predict With Absolute Certainty

Posted on September 20, 2011 by jessestay

Including this year, I’ve been to 3 Facebook F8 Developer Conferences now (I missed the first year, but followed it remotely). There is a repeat pattern for each, that I want to just get out of the way before this … Continue reading →

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You’ve Heard the Rumors. Here are a Few Predictions That "Just Make Sense" For Facebook’s F8

Posted on September 20, 2011 by jessestay

Facebook’s developer conference, F8, is coming up this Thursday, having developers like myself drooling at what Facebook might be launching. Last year I was pretty close in my prediction (I had the code right – just not exactly what the … Continue reading →

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"Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You"

Posted on April 22, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve said numerous times that when you put something on the web, you should always assume that data is public, for the world to see. Up until now, Facebook was the exception – Facebook enabled privacy controls, enabling users to, … Continue reading →

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Facebook Kills the Storage Limit

Posted on April 21, 2010 by jessestay

Today at Facebook’s F8 developer’s conference Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be adapting their policy surrounding the length of time developers can store data taken from the Facebook API on their own servers.  Very soon, the infamous, “store for … Continue reading →

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More "Insights" on the Facebook Open Graph API Surface

Posted on April 17, 2010 by jessestay

With Facebook’s F8 Developer’s conference right around the corner, there is a flurry of activity happening as the Facebook team rushes to prepare for many launches at the Conference.  While I know more than I am saying, there is some … Continue reading →

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Speculation: Expect Something BIG in the Area of Real-Time at F8

Posted on February 22, 2010 by jessestay

I don’t do speculative posts like this too often, except around Facebook’s F8 developer events for the most part.  The last one I predicted was that Facebook would announce a Mobile Platform at F8 – the announcement did occur along … Continue reading →

Posted in butterfly, butterfly effect, buzz, chrysalis, f8, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, paul buchheit, real-time, Technology | 6 Comments