{"id":61972,"date":"2012-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2012\/11\/20\/firefox-introduces-new-social-api-and-previews-integration-with-facebook\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:31:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:31:45","slug":"firefox-introduces-new-social-api-and-previews-integration-with-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/firefox-introduces-new-social-api-and-previews-integration-with-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Introduces New Social API and Previews Integration with Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox releases a new Social API and a preview of the first social integration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/about\/messenger-for-firefox\">Facebook Messenger for Firefox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the OpenSearch standard, Mozilla\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/docs\/Social_API\">Social API<\/a> lets social services integrate into Firefox in a compelling way and makes it easier to use the Web the way you want. The Social API includes features like a social sidebar, toolbar notification buttons and the ability to easily chat with your friends no matter where you are on the Web.<\/p>\n<p>As services integrate with Firefox via the Social API sidebar, it will be easy for you to keep up with friends and family without having to switch between or open new tabs. You can stay connected to your favorite social site even while you are surfing the Web, watching a video or playing a game.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to offer a preview of our first social integration with Facebook Messenger for Firefox. To test it out, just upgrade to the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/fx\/#desktop\"> latest Firefox<\/a> and then visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/about\/messenger-for-firefox\">Facebook Messenger for Firefox page<\/a> and click \u201cTurn On.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2012\/11\/FBScreenshotFinal.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5165\" title=\"Facebook Messenger for Firefox \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2012\/11\/FBScreenshotFinal-600x388.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you enable the feature, you&#8217;ll get a social sidebar with your Facebook chat and updates, like new comments and photo tags. 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