Facebook's f8: Privacy and the Open Graph

Facebook's annual developer conference is going down as we speak in California. It started this Wednesday, and right from the get-go, Zuck was making some big announcements during the opening keynote. Here are some of the takeaways from the information that has come out of the conference so far, in no particular order. Facebook Connect is dead in favor of OAuth 2.0. Facebook Credits are still on the way. Facebook's Social Bar goes up against the Meebo bar and Wibya. And, Facebook has taken over the web in the form of their new Open Graph.

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Facebook "Likes" Language Changes

Users on Facebook will soon no longer be "Becoming a fan" of pages on the site. According to MediaMemo users "Like" things on Facebook twice as often as they "Become a fan" of pages. Fan pages will now as users to like them instead of becoming a fan. This shift is purely in language. No changes to the feature itself will be made, and everything will continue to function as it has. Facebook says many users have a hard time understanding that "Becoming a fan" means that they will start receiving updates on their profile, so the shift to "Like" makes more sense.

I'm all for this change. I don't like becoming a fan of things because much of the stuff I'm invited to, I'm not really a fan of. But I do tend to like some of them. Even though I realize it doesn't change how I'm interacting with the page, I feel more comfortable saying "Yeah, I like that." than "Yeah, I'm a fan."

What do you think of the impending change? Let us know in the comments!