Facebook Add-ons for IE8
Hi,
In this post, I will introduce you to some of the most compelling Facebook add-ons for Internet Explorer 8.
Share with Facebook Accelerator
The Share with Facebook Accelerator allows you to share any text, link, or page with your Facebook friends with a single click. You can use this accelerator by selecting either some text or a link, or by right-clicking on any part of the page.
Install here: https://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/204/Share_on_Facebook/
The technical beauty of this add-on is that it is extremely simple. In fact, it is contained in a single XML file, which is based on the OpenServiceDescription specification.
Facebook Web Slice
The Facebook Web Slice allows you to stay up to date with what’s happening in your Facebook network. Regardless what website you are on, you can click at any time on the web slice title and display the recent messages from your friends on your board.
Install here: https://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/social/Facebook_Web_Slice/
The Web Slice uses the Facebook Connect APIs to connect to your account and it shows a notification when new content is available. Special thanks go to the MVP Konstantinos Pantos for his contribution to the community.
Facebook Search Provider
Do you need to search for someone on Facebook? You can start right away from the browser search box!
Install here: https://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Facebook/
Again, this extension is built on top of an XML file which describes the end-point for the search provider.
Facebook Toolbar
The Facebook Toolbar lets you to share with your friends while browsing anywhere on the web - get notified, share content, upload photos, and update your status no matter where you are!
Install here: https://www.facebook.com/toolbar#!/toolbar?v=app_4949752878
The source code of this toolbar is available on github.
Thanks to the Facebook Team for these great extensions!
If you have any feedback or you would like to highlight other great IE8 add-ons, please leave a comment to this post.
Giorgio Sardo
Web Technical Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Why does your context menu for accelerators show all the bing garbage? Google is #1 for a reason - see infographic http://www.permuto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/onlinepublishers.png the attempts on this blog to attempt subtle self-promotion are hilarious.Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Troll elsewhere please. We're bored.Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Sorry but i am still not convinced. I stick to Firefox.Anonymous
January 01, 2003
you know what would be better? a browser that supports CSS properly. stop procrastinating and coding plugins no one cares about.Anonymous
January 01, 2003
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January 01, 2003
I recently was wondering about an application like this..glad it is added!Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Could you take a look at IE7Pro. It was made for IE7 but works with IE8 http://www.ie7pro.com/Anonymous
March 12, 2010
cool! 4 new ways to clutter IE with facebook! - uhm pass.Anonymous
March 12, 2010
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March 12, 2010
@Donny Think before you post ! An accelerator doesn't exist till you bring up a context menu for a page/url/text selection. There's no cluttering at all! The search provider plugs in to the existing search mechanism. The web slice fits on the favorites bar ! Maybe your point is slightly valid with the toolbar, but hey, it is optional !Anonymous
March 12, 2010
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March 12, 2010
People are still using Facebook?Anonymous
March 12, 2010
Snark is fun. Stats are more fun. Facebook has 400+ million active users, with 200+ million who log in every day. http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statisticsAnonymous
March 12, 2010
Wait a minute...Microsoft released the source code for their Facebook toolbar? LOLAnonymous
March 12, 2010
@piratesmvp04, the article said "Thanks to the Facebook Team for these great extensions!", so Microsoft isn't the author of that toolbar. Read carefully before post ;) Great add-ons by the way! I have my Facebook account, and I'll use the Facebook Accelerator to publish content :D Best regards from Peru! :DAnonymous
March 12, 2010
We created Accelerator/Webslice/Search provider for Packagetrackr just after the first announcement of the IE 8 beta at Mix8. We want to be highlighted at that time but didn't get the attention. :-( Anyway, after the IE add-on gallery launched, we submitted all but the Webslice never get succeed, here is the latest version: http://www.packagetrackr.com/product/plugins/webslice http://www.packagetrackr.com/product/plugins/accelerator We're hoping IE blog could highlight us this time :-)Anonymous
March 12, 2010
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March 13, 2010
The Facebook webslice doesn't work for me. I have tried on two Win7 64bit computers, for each of them when I try to log in at http://webslice.cloudapp.net/Connect.aspx, it tells me to click on Connect to start. There is no clickable Connect link visible, the word Connect only appears in plain text. Is the hyperlink or button I'm supposed to clikc on missing? Thanks!Anonymous
March 13, 2010
Oh yeah, great! Only one year after the first firefox/facebook extesio, IE8 can nearly do the same.Anonymous
March 14, 2010
@Ömer Çelik: for security reasons, some scenarios are not allowed in the context of the accelerator preview. If you use HTML, you should be able to do any click/scroll/pan (e.g. Yahoo! Map Accelerator). @Joshua Chen: I'm not sure what happened there, I submitted your scenarios for review to the Gallery owner. @TheLudditeDeveloper: you can create an account on ieaddons.com and submit your scenario (once you are logged-in, click on your name on top of the page and you will see and "Upload" button). @Dr Watson: the connect button is a standard XFBL control provided by Facebook; it should render at run-time an image and attach a script, as defined by the Facebook APIs (http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect_Login_Buttons). Once you click on Connect button, a popup window should allow you to login to your Facebook account and authorize this web slice. Can you please check if JavaScript is enabled on your browser? Do you see any JS Error on the status bar? You might also try to search on the Facebook Forum to see if their button has known issues.Anonymous
March 15, 2010
Who cares... Stop wasting your time with this stuff and hurry up and get IE 9 out the door with better CSS supportAnonymous
March 15, 2010
Hi there. I am trying to upload pics to facebook but I and being told I need to install the facebook plug in. When I click install it never seems to work. Do you have a link that I can follow in order to install it successfully? Many ThanksAnonymous
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March 16, 2010
@epic: You clearly don't know what development tools are "typically" used for Windows Phone development.Anonymous
March 16, 2010
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March 16, 2010
@dtrim: The Mix10 announcement just showed HTML5 Video on YouTube, which uses H.264, not WMV.Anonymous
March 16, 2010
Hey are you guys planning to announce this? http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ A lot of information on IE9 and even a preview version to download.Anonymous
March 16, 2010
@Mike - we have announced it. http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/03/16/html5-hardware-accelerated-first-ie9-platform-preview-available-for-developers.aspxAnonymous
March 16, 2010
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