Social Network API Aggregators
Social network application programming interface (API) aggregators assist in collecting and organizing content from multiple sources, such as social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and many others. An API designed for social networks usually performs the task of collecting; it gathers information into one single location. Some API aggregators are Digg, Reddit, Delicious and TweetMeme, all of which assist users to consolidate and filter their social networking information.
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Tools and Widgets
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Aggregation services provide tools or widgets for information consolidation of messages, connections and bookmarks by users. Social networking API aggregators also provide ways to review RSS feeds and search across multiple social networking sites. Tools and widgets let users access their profiles from a single interface and notify them when their names are mentioned on those sites.
News and Information
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Social network API aggregators include options to obtain various types of information. For example, social sites such as Reddit, Digg and StumbleUpon specialize in what could be termed “social news," as they provide news feeds of late-breaking, user-submitted articles. Sites such as these provide venues to save the time of users by putting similar links together. Each site separates content into sections, such as politics and entertainment. This allows users to configure settings to better the chance that the most desired information is quickly and easily accessible to them.
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User Interaction
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Social network API aggregators facilitate user interaction by making it easy for them to post comments and to vote for posts. API aggregators are configured to combine overall voting scores and rank them accordingly. The better a ranking is, the higher placement that a link receives on a website. These techniques are effective for online marketing, as business people study these trends and actively participate in them.
Facebook APIs
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Many websites utilize Facebook API methods. Websites such as LikeButton and Sharedlikes use the thumbs-up shaped “like” button to assist with gathering content into one place. When people click on "like" buttons, it is similar to voting. Posts on Facebook receiving the most votes are recognized by websites and subsequently linked to their Web pages.
Other API Aggregators
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Other API aggregators such as AllThingsNow, ItsTrending, MyProps and SharedLinks are configured to regulate popular topics on Facebook through its reposts and views, which are then compiled into their own feeds. TweetMeme utilizes Twitter along the same design. These types of API aggregators monitor and assist with filtering information so that readers can better focus upon their desired topics.
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