Facebook Platform

[ChinMusic]

What does "The Facebook Platform" do? I clicked on it and hit "allow". I now see my facebook profile pic at the top of the WB page.

What is the purpose, or what does this mean/do?

[Rocket Jones]

I think it means you can play Farmville right here on WB.

[attroll]

It only brings you to your facebook page, I believe.

[LDog]

It only brings you to your facebook page, I believe.

I found that it brought portions of my FB profile info into my WB profile. I didn't like that, so I killed that link.

[Sly]

It only brings you to your facebook page, I believe.

I found that it brought portions of my FB profile info into my WB profile. I didn't like that, so I killed that link.

Facebook doesn't make things easy, or sense sometimes. IMO, Whiteblaze would be better off with a simple "Like" button, but you need to be a "Page" for that to work best. Otherwise, if your a "Group" or signed up to Facebook as a member, like Whiteblaze is, it's only a stat next to the button. If you have a "Page" (which is similar to a Group), people, or other "Pages" can Like, or unLike you, or subscribe via RSS directly on Facebook. The problem is, besides constantly changing how things work, you can't change between member, Page and Group, so if you have a lot of subscribers in one format, you'll need to start over if you want to change. Anyway, it seems everyone is linking to Facebook, one way or another.

[WingedMonkey]

Facebook doesn't make things easy, or sense sometimes. IMO, Whiteblaze would be better off with a simple "Like" button, but you need to be a "Page" for that to work best. Otherwise, if your a "Group" or signed up to Facebook as a member, like Whiteblaze is, it's only a stat next to the button. If you have a "Page" (which is similar to a Group), people, or other "Pages" can Like, or unLike you, or subscribe via RSS directly on Facebook. The problem is, besides constantly changing how things work, you can't change between member, Page and Group, so if you have a lot of subscribers in one format, you'll need to start over if you want to change. Anyway, it seems everyone is linking to Facebook, one way or another.

What purpose does the Facebook integration serve? I see no need of a "like" button on postings. I also noticed Facebook was one of the things I have to wait to load when I log on to White Blaze.
Does Facebook support WhietBlaze in any way?

[TheRaven]

What purpose does the Facebook integration serve? I see no need of a "like" button on postings. I also noticed Facebook was one of the things I have to wait to load when I log on to White Blaze.
Does Facebook support WhietBlaze in any way?

For some reason people love facebook and must include it in EVERY aspect of their lives. The site invades privacy, works with the federal government in collecting data. Gives nothing back to the users, and DOES slow pages down. I vote to remove the integration.