> In a move to bolster its new 'Anonymous' strategy, Facebook has acquired 4chan for $30 billion in an all-cash deal
> "It's been an incredible journey", said 4chan founder Christopher Poole at a press conference in Menlo Park, CA. "Our anonymous users have been the driving force behind 4chan, and we look forward to bringing that experience to Facebook"
Not really. Facebook isn't giving up any information at all. So it's nothing particularly unexpected. Actually, it's kind of up FB's alley, because it allows them to gather info on web/app usage patterns of their users while leaking a lot less info to third parties. If anything this program gives FB more control over user information relative to third parties than the current FB Connect program.
We actually implemented Facebook Connect for April Fool's back in 2010. It was a real app and posted your 4chan post(s) to your Facebook wall.
EDIT: Here's a screenshot -- http://i.imgur.com/p0peJp6.png
The best part was the reviews. They were all either 1 or 5 stars. People were shocked it actually worked.
bigbento|12 years ago
> In a move to bolster its new 'Anonymous' strategy, Facebook has acquired 4chan for $30 billion in an all-cash deal
> "It's been an incredible journey", said 4chan founder Christopher Poole at a press conference in Menlo Park, CA. "Our anonymous users have been the driving force behind 4chan, and we look forward to bringing that experience to Facebook"
moot|12 years ago
shawn-furyan|12 years ago
[edit 2:38 CDT to add the string "/app"]
skizm|12 years ago
moot|12 years ago
EDIT: Here's a screenshot -- http://i.imgur.com/p0peJp6.png The best part was the reviews. They were all either 1 or 5 stars. People were shocked it actually worked.