Facebook Live Stream Box

Facebook has made available a cool developer feature named 'Live Stream Box' that lets Facebook users view and share video and post updates in real-time.

I put together a quick demo of how Brightcove publishers could add this feature to their video pages to enable user interactivity and engagement with their Facebook network while watching their favorite videos. This is a great way to expand the conversation beyond your regular users to their extended social networks and increase your traffic and user base.

When a user adds a post to their 'Live Stream Box' on your site, it is also posted to their Facebook.com News Feed with a link back to your site.

Check out the demo. Also you can download and view my source code to get a sense of how the demo was put together. In the demo page, facebook-live-stream-box.html, be sure to add your own Facebook Developer API Key and Application ID.