First look at Microsoft Docs for Facebook
A first-hand look at the Facebook integrated Office Web Aps.
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Interestingly, not only does Docs require access to the users public information, but it can be used to send you email (registered with Facebook), post to the users wall (for sharing documents with friends) but also access posts in the users news feed. These are understandable when using Docs and aren't far-out requests.
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Your friends list will appear on your Docs home screen with those who have the Docs application. Not everyone will have access yet as an invitation code is required. In this example, to protect my friends' and colleagues' privacy, I have demonstrated this with their public Twitter handles.
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Creating and editing a Word document in Docs is just as simple as it ever was in the existing SkyDrive implementation of Office Web Apps. Nothing significant has changed, and Docs works in all browsers including Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
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The main crux of Docs' power is the ability to include and collaborate with your existing, and wider friendship group on Facebook. Seeing as most university students who work together add each other on Facebook, this makes more sense than using other networks such as Windows Live or Live@edu in this instance.
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My Docs is the "My Documents" for Docs. It's a central point for where all your online stored documents come together, and appear in a user directory with a unique number. This, presumably, allows you to share with other users easily for multiple document editing.
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If you leave Docs open for too long or log in to Docs from a different browser, it asks you to log in again. However, with the Facebook Connect feature, this allows you to simply click the blue button and carry on without needing to enter in a username or password again (though, this depends on your account and privacy settings).
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In Docs, you have a very Windows-esque look about things still. You can arrange your documents by list or thumbnail (which updates live), and allows you to see who can edit and view the document, along with when it was updated and who by.
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