Why media outlets want Facebook Connect

by Mathew on October 19, 2009 · Comments

Want to know why so many media outlets are excited about the idea of using Facebook Connect? Staci Kramer at PaidContent provides some clues in her interview with Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau:

At my request, HuffPo supplied some details: Facebook referral traffic is up 48 percent since the launch—and the already-heavy volume of comments jumped to 2.2 million from 1.7 million in July. Fifteen percent of HuffPo comments now come from Facebook. In September, Facebook referrals accounted for 3.5 million visits, up 190 percent from June and 500 percent from January. Those numbers continue to build, according to HuffPo’s internal stats.

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  • So much positive reaction to Facebook Connect for so long makes me wonder why some web company execs still won't integrate it into their sites. I assume ignorance. It really does make a difference (at the least by impressing a fraction of your audience :)
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