I wish I could play with Facebook

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

I have a lot of younger friends, some of them in college. I don't know what that says about me personally, outside of my reluctance to really grow up, but it is what it is.

College students are very into Facebook. Being a purveyor of online communities for years, I'm really, really curious to see what it's all about and play with it. But I can't. I don't have an .edu e-mail address so I can't. I think it's a great way to keep out the perverts and stalkers, but it's a bummer that I can't play with it as a curious software developer. They even have an API that you can manipulate.

Anyone know the guy that runs it?

6 Comments

You could probably join facebook using a work account. They have a lot of workplaces that you can associate with and Microsoft is one of them, since I'm assuming that's who you work for.

Nichole - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 5:24:49 PM

Nope, not a 'Softie. I work for no one. ;)

Jeff - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 5:55:55 PM

Have you ever tried openBC, similiar to linkedIn, but with more public details... I bet facebook is similiar.

Dan - Friday, September 8, 2006 10:46:55 AM

I predict they open this thing up a lot more, and then the .edu kids will start bailing. I have an account through my place of employment, but I've barely looked at it. To be honest, I don't find the concept all that compelling. But I'm also about 22 years removed from being 18 and in college.

Scott - Monday, September 25, 2006 6:48:39 AM

Check now.. u can join facebook with any account.. its open

Pooran - Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:34:53 AM

Yes, if you read more recent posts you'd see that I know that.

Jeff - Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:02:18 AM

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