Channels.com Launches on Facebook(R) Platform.Video Clips Delivered Daily, Based on People's "Favorite TV Shows" SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Channels.com today announced the availability of their Channels(tm) application at Facebook's f8 event. The Channels application delivers daily video clips to Facebook users, based on their favorite TV shows as listed in their Facebook profile. The Channels application is built on Facebook Platform The software environment for developing Facebook applications. It includes a programming interface (API), an HTML subset called "Facebook Markup Language" (FBML), a JavaScript variation called "Facebook JavaScript" (FBJS) and an SQL-based query language called "Facebook Query Language" , a platform that enables companies and developers to build applications for the Facebook website. "Facebook Platform creates an ecosystem for developers to build applications that deeply integrate into Facebook and use its social graph," said Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard College student he founded the online social networking website Facebook with the help of fellow Harvard student and computer science major Andrew McCollum as well as , founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Facebook. "By enabling developers to make applications with Facebook, we're working together to create a better utility for millions of people." Facebook is a social utility that offers an efficient way for people to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook users communicate and share information through the social graph, the network of connections and relationships between people. With more than 24 million active users, Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked website in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Channels delivers daily video clip updates to each Facebook user based on the Favorite TV Shows that are listed in her/his Facebook profile. Channels.com maintains the Web's most complete database of video clips from cable and broadcast TV programmers. "On the Web, video is a killer app A software application that is exceptionally useful or exciting. Killer apps are innovative and often represent the first of a new breed, and they are extremely successful. For example, in the late 1970s, the VisiCalc spreadsheet was the killer app for the Apple II, providing reason and clips from TV shows are what everyone wants. Facebook's brilliant API has allowed us to deliver a great service for Facebook users that at the same time helps our TV programmers connect with their fans," said Channels.com founder and CEO, Sean Doherty. Facebook today launched Facebook Platform, a development platform that enables companies and engineers to integrate with Facebook and gain access to millions of users. More than 50 percent of Facebook users return to the site each day, providing unparalleled distribution potential for applications and the opportunity to build a business that is highly relevant to people's lives. ABOUT CHANNELS.COM Based in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , Channels.com is a consumer guide to TV content on the Web. Channels provides a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for consumers to preview great Web video, and for TV/cable networks to promote their Web video offerings. Facebook[R] is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. |
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