Facebook’s Location API – coming soon?
Yes, if the rumors are true, Facebook will unveil its Location API during the f8 developer conference next month. What could one do with location information? Hmm, lots of things – some really cool, some really evil. Some ideas always bubble to the top of the list such as games that make use of real space, location-based advertising, mapping/direction applications, where are my friends, and the list goes on (I’ll leave it to you do decide good/evil).
So where is FriendRunner in all of this? We plan to support the entire API so that you can run meaningful tests (assuming you’ll be writing applications that take location into account). FriendRunner already allows you to test with whatever demographics you like (i.e. you need to see what happens if 5000 seniors in the eastern USA access your application simultaneously, we’ve got you covered). With location, we’ll be able to take that one step further. If you need to see what happens to your application if someone jumps into a cab in Paris, but you’re in an office in Sunnyvale, FriendRunner is there to help you.
If you’re planning to build on the Facebook Location API, and would like to learn how FriendRunner can help you, let us know.
March 11, 2010 3:23 pm 2 Comments
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By Alex, April 21, 2010 @ 11:25 pm
facebook and Pocket Life (www.pocketlife.com) just launched a deep geo integration with facebooks API: simply install the “Pocket Life for facebook” app on http://bit.ly/cU2CBJ and use Pocket Life to share your real time location on your facebook profile. Also every status update from Pocket Life will be geo-tagged and posted on your facebook profile so that friends will see it in their news feed. Check the Pocket Life blog for details (http://blog.pocketlife.com/blog/index.php).
By admin, April 22, 2010 @ 11:12 am
Cool application.
Will there be a callable API so that FB app developers can access the same information?