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Facebook Open Stream API
As expected since yesterday, Facebook (Facebook reviews) has launched the Open Stream API, which lets 
third-party developers use Facebook’s activity stream inside their own applications and services.
Developers will be able to filter and remix the stream - consisting of status updates, photos, videos, notes, as well as likes and comments on all the above - as they see fit. They will also be able to create content directly in the streams; for example, an application will be able to change the user’s status update.
Such an open approach did wonders for Twitter (Twitter reviews), and it means that we can soon expect hundreds of new applications developed for Facebook. We’ll see advanced applications like Tweetdeck (TweetDeck reviews) applied to Facebook. For many advanced, tech-savvy users, Facebook’s homepage will become obsolete as they move on to applications that offer even more options. It also means that Facebook will get even more free PR as all these new applications start hitting the mailboxes of technology oriented blogs.
All of this will, however, work only for users who give the individual application access to their stream. From the official documentation (emphasis mine):
“Instead of prompting your users for the status_update, photo_upload, video_upload, create_note, and share_item extended permissions, you can simply prompt them for the publish_stream extended permission, and that single permission lets your users update their statuses, upload photos and videos, write notes, and share links all from your application or site.”
Twitter does not have this restriction, and although it probably won’t stop developers from creating applications on the Open Stream API, ultimately it will always mean that all these applications aren’t perfect; i.e., they don’t necessarily deliver all the data you see on Facebook itself.
Beta partners include Adobe, which has created a stream Notifier, and Seesmic Desktop (Seesmic Desktop reviews), an advanced Twitter and Seesmic AIR desktop client (and the successor of Twhirl (Twhirl reviews)), which now also includes Facebook support, but this latest version is not yet publicly available (some details can be found here however).
from mashable.com
third-party developers use Facebook’s activity stream inside their own applications and services.Developers will be able to filter and remix the stream - consisting of status updates, photos, videos, notes, as well as likes and comments on all the above - as they see fit. They will also be able to create content directly in the streams; for example, an application will be able to change the user’s status update.
Such an open approach did wonders for Twitter (Twitter reviews), and it means that we can soon expect hundreds of new applications developed for Facebook. We’ll see advanced applications like Tweetdeck (TweetDeck reviews) applied to Facebook. For many advanced, tech-savvy users, Facebook’s homepage will become obsolete as they move on to applications that offer even more options. It also means that Facebook will get even more free PR as all these new applications start hitting the mailboxes of technology oriented blogs.
All of this will, however, work only for users who give the individual application access to their stream. From the official documentation (emphasis mine):
“Instead of prompting your users for the status_update, photo_upload, video_upload, create_note, and share_item extended permissions, you can simply prompt them for the publish_stream extended permission, and that single permission lets your users update their statuses, upload photos and videos, write notes, and share links all from your application or site.”
Twitter does not have this restriction, and although it probably won’t stop developers from creating applications on the Open Stream API, ultimately it will always mean that all these applications aren’t perfect; i.e., they don’t necessarily deliver all the data you see on Facebook itself.
Beta partners include Adobe, which has created a stream Notifier, and Seesmic Desktop (Seesmic Desktop reviews), an advanced Twitter and Seesmic AIR desktop client (and the successor of Twhirl (Twhirl reviews)), which now also includes Facebook support, but this latest version is not yet publicly available (some details can be found here however).
from mashable.com
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