Facebook makes live streams available to Web sites

According to a blog posting by Tom Whitnah, a soft developer at Facebook, any Web site owner can now add a stream of Facebook status updates and live comments, using a feature that social networking platform introduced on Wednesday. The Facebook Live Stream Box is available free for placement next to a streaming video of a live event, on an individual's or company's Facebook page, or on any other site.

All entries can be found on the commenter`s Facebook home page streams in addition to the Live Stream Box. Besides, each status update gets a link to the site hosting the Live Stream Box, so visitors` friends can be drawn to the site.

In addition, Facebook has already made live streams available to a few sites. The first was CNN, during its coverage of the U.S. presidential inauguration in January. There have also been live streams on sites covering the NBA All-Star Game, the Academy Awards show and the Israeli election.