This article was published on March 7, 2014

Facebook launches Public Content Solutions program to help media partners use its APIs for public events


Facebook launches Public Content Solutions program to help media partners use its APIs for public events

Facebook today launched the Public Content Solutions (PCS) program to provide dedicated technical and business resources to media partners building on top of Facebook and Instagram. The company is starting off with supporting its Keyword Insights API and Public Feed API, both of which help companies leverage the massive amounts of data and content associated with public events.

Facebook promises it will grow the program over time to include more APIs, tools, and support resources for the media industry. For now though, partners will receive a badge for display on their sites, as well as marketing materials, dedicated technical support from the PCS team, and access to Facebook’s Media Partnerships team.

Initial partners in the PCS program include Arktan, telescope, never.no, Timeline Labs, Tagboard, Vizrt, Reality Check, and SnappyTV. More partners will be added in due time. Meanwhile, Facebook is asking for interested developers “building compelling, high impact solutions for media companies” to shoot the company an email.

See also – Facebook opens up its social TV data for the first time in partnership with UK analytics firm SecondSync and Facebook takes on Twitter with new tools to give TV broadcasters access to its user data

Image Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Get the TNW newsletter

Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.

Also tagged with