Facebook now has Mention Tagging available through Open Graph platform


Facebook now has Mention Tagging available through Open Graph platform

Facebook has launched Mention Tagging capability on their Open Graph platform.

This means third party apps like Foursquare would now allow you to mention your Facebook friends in their compose boxes.

The company said:

With this frequently requested feature, companies like foursquare can implement user mentions that work like they do in posts on Facebook. When people mention a friend in an Open Graph app, the story on Facebook links the person’s name to their timeline, and their friend will receive a notification. The story will also be added to the friend’s timeline or, if enabled, to timeline review. There are no privacy changes associated with this new feature.