Google Friend Connect is now offering software “plugins” to integrate the social networking facility of Google with popular Content Management Systems.
Here are some examples:
Wordpress
Here’s how Google describes their service –
What is Google Friend Connect?
The Google Friend Connect API provides a simple means of one-click user authentication using any of Google, Yahoo, AIM, or OpenID accounts. This drupal plugin when installed provides tight integration between the Friend Connect and the native Drupal authentication mechanisms. In short, any site visitor can expect to access the different secured sections of the site, just like a native registered user, by using the single-click Friend Connect button.
- http://www.google.com/friendconnect/
- http://code.google.com/p/google-friend-connect-plugins/
By integrating Google Friend Connect into your website, suddenly a small site has the ability to tap into a world wide “Web 2.0″ network instantly and benefit from it’s referral getting power – at least in theory.
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