Through Facebook’s F8 developer conference, the company has introduced some of the most instrumental developments for the company and possibly, the direction the Internet is headed.

On its first conference in 2007, it was the Facebook Platform and the introduction of the concept of the social graph which practically connects everyone on the site through common friends and similar interests. A year later, the site pushed for integration with other Web sites with the launch of Facebook Connect.

This year however, Facebook has unveiled the Open Graph protocol to make the Web even more solidly connected by enabling site owners and Web developers to integrate their Web sites into the so-called social graph. Once there, Facebook users can establish connections with it the same way they connect with Facebook Pages.

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