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  • Facebook Revamps Embedded Posts, Makes Them Load Faster

    Facebook announced that it has redesigned its Embedded Posts, which now load faster, and include per publisher default widths.

    When a user embeds a post with an image or video, that media will appear above the text and other content, making them more visually appealing like so:

    Post by FIFA World Cup.

    According to the company, they now load up to twice as fast as the old version.

    “Improved performance makes it easier for you to embed multiple Facebook posts in your story without having to worry about delays,” says Facebook’s Dave Capra.

    If you use embedded posts often, you’ll be happy to know that it will now save the width that you set so you don’t have to keep doing it. This will be especially helpful for bloggers.

    Image via Facebook

  • Facebook’s Embeddable Posts Go Live for Everyone

    Facebook launched embeddable posts in beta back in July, but while the company was working out the kinks they only opened them up to a handful of publishers.

    Starting today, all publishers can embed any public posts on Facebook. We’re talking statuses, photos, links, and videos.

    Embedded Facebook posts can be liked or shared directly from the site in which they’re embedded, and the embedded posts also allows readers to like the poster’s page and follow other posts from the author with a click on the upper right-hand drop-down button.

    Here’s one in action:

    Post by George Takei.

    To embed a Facebook post on your site, simply click the top-right arrow on the post on Facebook and click “embed post.” From there, Facebook will generate a code that you can paste. For more on the actual embedding process, check here.

    Since the beta launch, Facebook has made a handful of improvements to embedded posts. Now, videos in embedded posts will play back directly on websites. You can also access the embed code directly from the post when it’s embedded. Facebook also improved embedded posts on mobile, reducing the width for smaller screens.

    Facebook’s a bit behind the curve here – at least in regards to Twitter, who first allowed users to embed tweets back in 2011. But with the move, Facebook content will no doubt find its way into thousands of blogs and websites, furthering the social network’s reach across the web.

  • Embeddable Posts Are Coming To Facebook

    Have you ever wanted to share a particularly witty Facebook post beyond the confines of the social network? Well, you soon will be able to.

    Facebook announced today that it’s in the process of rolling out embedded posts. In essence, the new feature allows you to embed public posts from Facebook to your blog or Web site. It’s pretty obvious, but Facebook reminds us that only posts set to public can be embedded.

    Just like with embedded tweets, embedded Facebook posts let people interact with it in a number of ways:

  • Liking or sharing the post directly from your web page
  • Liking the Page or following other posts from the author using the top right button
  • Visiting the post’s comments, photos, hashtags and other content on Facebook

    • So, how does this embedded post thing work? On the Facebook developer blog, Dave Capra says that you just simply have to hit up the drop down menu at the top right of the post, and select “Embed Post.” Here’s what it looks like:

    Embeddable Posts Are Coming To Facebook

    Unfortunately, not everybody gets to use embedded posts just yet. Facebook says that five news publishers – CNN, Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, People and Mashable – will be able to use embedded posts for now. The social network says that broader availability is coming soon, but doesn’t elaborate on when that will be. If the rollout is anything like it has been for the new news feed, we’re probably going to be waiting for a long time.