Artfinder announces new Facebook integration at f8 Developer Conference

September 22, 2011 — Today at f8, Facebook’s developer conference, Artfinder announced a new Facebook integration that makes it possible for people to add their favourite artworks from Artfinder to their Facebook profiles. The new features enable people to connect around art online with their friends like never before.

Once people link their Artfinder profile to their Facebook account, they can begin sharing the art they favourite on Artfinder with Facebook. Artworks they have collected will show up in their own News Feed and in their friends’ feeds.

It’s important to note that people have controls over what and how they Artfinder with their friends. People can turn this functionality off at any time in multiple places on Facebook and on Artfinder.

Spencer Hyman, Artfinder CEO, said: “We’re excited to be announcing this new way for people to connect around and discover art on Facebook. Our aim is to make it as simple as possible to engage with great art, so it’s hugely powerful for both us to be so deeply integrated into Facebook in this way. It’s great that people can collect their favourite works then show and share their collections.”

Find out more about the new Artfinder “collect” action on the Artfinder blog: http://blog.artfinder.com/2011/09/16/artfinder-open-graph

Visit Artfinder: http://www.artfinder.com

About Artfinder
Artfinder is the home for art on the web. Artfinder is working with museums, galleries and artists to create the world’s most comprehensive art resource and marketplace, available on the web, smartphones and tablet devices. Artfinder users can discover, explore and share art from the most comprehensive database of art online, which includes more than 500,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography and design from over 2,500 galleries worldwide. Users can also discover new art through the platform’s innovative personalised recommendation system, as well as purchase on-demand prints of favourite works. Artfinder comprises a team of entrepreneurs and engineers from Last.fm, Amazon, IAC, Yahoo, Tangozebra, Moshi Monsters and The Guardian. For more, please visit www.artfinder.com.

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Contact Information

Christian Ward

Head of Digital Strategy

Clarity Communications

christianw@claritycomms.com