Monday, December 3, 2012

Mozilla brings deeper social integration to Firefox with Facebook Messenger

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Facebook Messenger has just been released for Mozilla's Firefox, offering users a persistent toolbar from which they can chat with friends while browsing the web. The experience largely mimics what you're used to from the social network, with realtime notifications (for comments, photo tags, and other events) also displayed. Messenger is the first product that has stemmed from Firefox's Social API, which Mozilla first began work on in March.


"Social activities go well beyond sharing," the company said at the time. A behind-the-scenes look at the development of Messenger for Firefox shows Facebook was also eager to integrate its product even deeper in the core browser experience. "Facebook was a natural early partner, having a mature...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/3/3722478/mozilla-facebook-for-firefox-social-api

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