Google Friend Connect now Available

Posted by Prem Godara | 12/06/2008 03:32:00 PM | , , , | 0 comments »

Google has launched the much awaited service Google Friend Connect to public which allows you to grow your social network by allowing your visitors to connect to your blogs and increase your network. This service can be added to your site even if you are not technically strong by simply copying and pasting a few snippets of code.

Using Friend Connect, you can become a member of any friend connected site and also interact with other members who have similar interests as yours. You can log in Friend Connect using your existing accounts of Google, Yahoo, AOL or OpenID. You can also invite friends from orkut, Gtalk and other social networks to join the community.

Visit the homepage of Friend Connect, click on ‘Set up a new site‘ link to get started.


You will be asked to enter your Site name and blog's Home URL. Next, you will be asked to download 2 files to your computer and then upload to your blog’s root folder. One is for gadget functionality(canvas.html) and the other for security features(rpc_relay.html). If you are using Blogger, these files are not required.

Once you upload the files to your root folder, you need to click on ‘Test & Finalize Setup’ to complete the whole process. Now, feel free to add different gadgets to your site by customizing the size and color of the gadgets as per your needs.

For further details, visit Friend Connect support site.



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