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An introduction to Facebook's new(ish) features.

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The next generation...

Today

• OpenGraph•

Timeline•

Mobile

Bob Eliott Dudeface

This is me on Facebook.

Bob Eliott Dudeface Clare Connerton

Facebook is about mapping relationships.

Bob Eliott Dudeface

Lucio Rufo

Nico Hall Clare Connerton

Sara King

Mapping all the relationships in our lives.

Wife

Aunt

Colleague

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Lucio Rufo

Nico Hall Clare Connerton

Sara King

Friend

And explaining the relationships between people.

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Lucio Rufo

Nico Hall Clare Connerton

Sara King Mi Goreng

Stars of the Lid

But what about the relationships I have with things.

Bob Eliott Dudeface

Lucio Rufo

Nico Hall Clare Connerton

Sara King Mi Goreng

Stars of the Lid

Like

Like

Previously we could only “Like” things that weren’t people.

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Mi Goreng

Like

But that doesn’t really reflect all of my relationship with a thing.

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Mi Goreng

Like

Eat

Buy

Photograph

Cook

There are many ways I can relate to a thing.

Subject Action Object

Bob Eliott Dudeface Mi GorengPhotographs

Facebook actions were introduced to allow me to reflect the interactions I have with things in a meaningful way.

Snapdish

Subject Action Object

Bob Eliott Dudeface Mi GorengPhotographs

Actions allow developers to define peoples interactions with things (‘Objects’), and to express them on Facebook.

Subject Action Object

Bob Eliott Dudeface Listens to Stars of the Lid

There are built in actions, but it’s also possible to create custom actions to suit your needs.

Subject Action Object

Bob Eliott Dudeface Listens to Stars of the LidSongsAlbumsPlaylists

It’s also possible to describe the thing in more detail, by creating attributes.

Subject Application Object

Bob Eliott Dudeface Listens to

Spotify

Stars of the LidSongsAlbumsPlaylists

OpenGraph

Users

Credits

Apps

Pages

Events

Photos / Albums

Status

Groups

Notes

Places

OpenGraph allows us to apply actions to, and create actions from these standard Facebook elements.

When using OpenGraph

What do people do with the products?Do people have a relationship with the product?

Accessing OpenGraph

Information that appears on a users timeline may be accessed programmatically

Other information that is stored in application specific databases can’t be accessed, unless the application provider has created an API

Timeline

Timeline

A view of your life, rather than a view of your relation with the viewer.

Timeline

When considering content to put on users timeline:•

Will it be something they will be proud of?•

Will it be interesting to their friends?

Timeline posts

Timeline posts can include •

Actions•

Aggregations

Mobile

• 350 million users per month•

Twice as many as desktop•

Mobile audience is twice as engaged

Summary

• Facebook is trying to extend is platform to represent the relationships that people have with brands and objects, not just people•

Timeline presents new opportunities for promoting brands and engaging with users•

Mobile is vital to any new Facebook experience

THANKS

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