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Facebook Connect is an authentication methodology to log into third-party websites with your Facebook credentials.

On Monday Facebook launched The Run Around to demonstrate how it works. It is a sample site where you can log your runs and track your progress, and you can sign on by clicking the Facebook Connect button. Once you are logged in, your Facebook friends using the site will already have been added for you.

I find this very interesting and I'd like more of these in the future instead of having to send out invitations and reconnect to friends on multiple social networks. It is probably not fo anyone who is very concerned about privacy, although I would have to see this in action to have a better idea about this.

If you run, and are one of my Facebook Friends, have a play around at The Run Around too and help me see how much is shared.

More info: See What Facebook Connect Looks Like

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