i wanted to write a similar blog post to this - facebook has done itself and all developers a huge disservice by botching Facebook Connect and frankly the entir

i wanted to write a similar blog post to this - facebook has done itself and all developers a huge disservice by botching Facebook Connect and frankly the entire permissioning system for accessing the social graph - users are so frightened that apps will be able to publish on their behalf that they will not even click a Facebook Connect link - even if the text next to it says it is only asking for the most basic permissions. This hurts the whole social ecosystem on the web - cool apps can't get traction, new redundant networks end up springing up because people can't leverage the existing graph, and users are frankly scared. The really sad part is that these days they usually have nothing to be scared of - Facebook's permissioning system is so onerous that most developers have access to very little data and can do hardly anything without a user's explicit permission. I wish there was a way for Facebook to redeem itself with regard to Connect, and to rebuild user trust. I am doubtful.