Is it possible to make this module more like facebook connect? http://drupal.org/project/fbconnect

This module actually allows you to give permissions to somebody entering through facebook, in this way, the user is able to do much more than just post comments, the user can potentially create content, enter restricted nodes, etc... all handled through the drupal permission system.

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vacilando commented

I totally support this idea. In fact, I'd prefer using Google to log in to Drupal than Facebook - but this module would need to be able to allow general login and linking with existing accounts rather than just allowing comments. Is this in the works? Thanks!

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faunapolis commented

@vacilando

There is a Drupal Summer of Code that might bring some light on this issue. Maybe it will aggregate the facebook connect & google connect modules into one. I am thinking they will have to do:

Drupal Social Network Framework

http://socghop.appspot.com/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/drupal/t...

Overview:
Create a social framework in Drupal that ties existing contrib modules together so that Drupal social sites can be more easily rolled out

Motivation:
The Drupal community has built a number of contrib modules to add interactivity into multi-user Drupal sites. Aggregated, they represent most of the features needed and wanted for building a social site. Unfortunately, finding, evaluating, and integrating these modules together is very time-intensive due to the varying quality of contrib modules.
Creating a social framework in Drupal will pull together these modules into a cohesive package.

Goals:
* Non-technical (ie. no coding knowledge) administrators should be able to roll out a social site using this framework
* Where appropriate, allow admins to choose which module to implement a particular feature (ie. the various profile modules) like wysiwyg with text editors
* Create custom code to bridge contrib modules together and close feature gaps unfilled by existing contrib modules
* Document how the contrib modules fit together to form the framework and how custom code bridges these modules together
* Create an install profile to configure the framework initially
* Create an administrative section to coordinate the configuration of the different framework modules (time permitting)
* Include UI and usability improvements like Popups API or Ajax submit to improve the user experience (time-permitting)

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vacilando commented

I keep checking back here in hope to see a Facebook Connect like functionality. Are there any (good) news, or is this module/idea mothballed?

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dgtlmoon commented

+1

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