Facebook Introduces Open Graph Action Links

Move over, action verbs, and make way for action links, which Facebook introduced today as a way for users to interact directly with timeline applications.

Move over, action verbs, and make way for action links, which Facebook introduced today as a way for users to interact directly with timeline applications.

Action links are customizable links that permit app developers to allow users to perform additional actions when the apps’ open graph stories appear in the news feed, ticker, or timeline. Facebook provided more details in a post on its developer blog:

For example, when someone checks in on foursquare and shares it on their timeline, friends can already like or comment on the resulting post through the links that appear as part of the story.

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