Breaking: Facebook to Launch Jabber/XMPP Support for Chat

Facebook will announce momentarily via their developer blog support of Facebook chat via Jabber and XMPP. These are two of the primary standards for instant messaging protocol on the web. The new format will enable developers to integrate chat within their applications both internally and externally to Facebook. This update will also enable developers to update a user’s status via the new protocol.

While a number of instant messaging desktop clients have already figured out a way to access Facebook’s chat system, this will enable anybody to access Facebook chat more efficiently. By providing Jabber/XMPP access to developers, Facebook also hopes to further extend the reach of Facebook as a mainstream instant messaging platform.

This is a great move by Facebook. It helps to emphasize Facebook’s dedication to using open standards to provide access to developers. It will be interesting to see what types of creative applications we see integrate this new chat platform.

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Hot stuff.

Comment by Marshall Kirkpatrick — May 13, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
Hot stuff.

Comment by Marshall Kirkpatrick — May 13, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
This is great news for open standards!

Comment by Francis Hemingway — May 14, 2008 @ 2:52 am
I just wish I didn't get this when hitting facebook:

ACCESS DENIED!

The web site you have attempted to access is an inappropriate site for business purposes, therefore, access has been denied.

URL :http://www.facebook.com/

* Please verify the accuracy of the web site address you are attempting to access.

* If you would like more information on why access was denied or how to gain access to the website if it is needed for work-related use, please refer to Internet Site Blocking FAQs,

Comment by Mark Scrimshire — May 14, 2008 @ 4:09 am
I love to hear about new Jabber/XMPP support. This is awesome!

Comment by Rob D — May 14, 2008 @ 4:30 am
Good news. They're learning to play ball- quickly after launch of a service.

Comment by dbrowell — May 14, 2008 @ 5:57 am
I love to hear about new Jabber/XMPP support. This is awesome!

Comment by Rob D — May 14, 2008 @ 8:30 am
Good news. They’re learning to play ball- quickly after launch of a service.

Comment by dbrowell — May 14, 2008 @ 9:57 am
"These are two of the primary standards for instant messaging protocol on the web."

XMPP and Jabber are the same protocol

Comment by er — May 15, 2008 @ 9:58 am
Wow. Jabber /AND/ XMPP support!?

Comment by Jonathan Carter — May 20, 2008 @ 9:39 am
My 2 cents:

Minor correction:
“Facebook will announce momentarily via their developer blog support of Facebook chat via Jabber and XMPP. These are two of the primary standards for instant messaging protocol on the web.”

Jabber is a project that spearheaded the definition of XMPP. Hence, there is a single standard (XMPP).

Jocelyn

Comment by Jocelyn — June 7, 2008 @ 1:47 pm
XMPP is the same thing as Jabber – they're not "two of the primary standards" – they're synonymous!

Comment by mbasics — June 26, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
XMPP is the same thing as Jabber – they’re not “two of the primary standards” – they’re synonymous!

Comment by mbasics — June 26, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
It's been 3 months, and no visible Facebook xmpp work. I wonder if they suddenly though that it wasn't worth it after all.

Comment by Norman Rasmussen — August 11, 2008 @ 4:32 am
It’s been 3 months, and no visible Facebook xmpp work. I wonder if they suddenly though that it wasn’t worth it after all.

Comment by Norman Rasmussen — August 11, 2008 @ 8:32 am
As of 2008/08/25, Adium 1.3 supports Facebook chat, see here for more details http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/9607

Comment by Louis Muloka — August 26, 2008 @ 8:31 am
Facebook's last update on Jabber support in november is that it still a couple of months off.

Therefore I would expect March at the earliest.

Comment by lazy susan — December 9, 2008 @ 7:17 pm
facebook misspelled my name on the URL website and needs to correct it asap

Comment by Conrad Borovski — March 2, 2010 @ 9:41 am