Facebook Beacon is the new form of advertising on Facebook. Essentially how it works is that when you do something on a participating site, it will send that to Facebook and your news feed for all of your friends to see. Personally, I like the idea in theory. I do a multitude of things on the web that I'd like to share with friends, but most of them are on Facebook and that is the extent of their social media use. Facebook Beacon allows me to share that with them.

However, I wanted to know which sites used Facebook Beacon. I couldn't find the information easily on the Facebook site, so I took to Google. It didn't seem as if anyone had compiled a list, though I did find a Facebook press release mentioning participating websites. Below is the full list and, when available, what information the websites send to Facebook. The one entry I found the most interesting was the one for Redlight. As I mention below, I couldn't find any site that went by that name that wasn't an adult site. Maybe the same people who share their porn viewing are the ones who are interested in Random Play?

1. eBay- eBay will send your auction listings to Facebook, beginning in 2008.
2. Fandango- Fandango lets Facebook know when you buy movie tickets.
3. College Humor
4. Busted Tees
5. iWon
6. Citysearch- Citysearch will most likely notify Facebook Beacon when you post a review.
7. Pronto.com- Again most likely will send reviews to Beacon.
8. echomusic
9. Travelocity- Travel plans booked on Travelocity will appear on Facebook Beacon.
10. Allposters.com- This shouldn't really be a surprise, as Allposters.com has been a heavy advertiser on Facebook all along.
11. Blockbuster- Movies added to your queue on Blockbuster Total Access will be sent to Facebook Beacon.
12. Bluefly.com- Probably another website that sends an update to Facebook Beacon when you buy something.
13. CBS Sports
14. Dotspotter
15. ExpoTV- Another review website.
16. Gamefly- Probably will be the same as Blockbuster--you rent a game, Facebook Beacon gets an update.
17. Hotwire- Probably the same as Travelocity in that Facebook Beacon gets an update when you book travel.
18. Joost
19. Kiva
20. Kongregate- Sends an update to Facebook Beacon when you play a game on Kongregate.
21. LiveJournal
22. Live Nation- Will probably send Facebook Beacon an update when you buy concert tickets.
23. Mercantila
24. The NBA
25. The New York Times
26. Overstock.com
27. (RED)
28. Redlight- Here's an interesting one, because I couldn't find anything under the name of "Redlight" that isn't, well, something I wouldn't want to share on Facebook. I doubt many people are going to want to share their porn habits to their classmates and coworkers. Who knows, though, maybe so?
29. Seamless Web- Just what I would want--Facebook Beacon notifying the moocher down the hall when I order food to be delivered.
30. Sony Online Entertainment
31. Sony Pictures
32. STA Travel- A no brainer, as STA caters to the student market and sharing travel plans with your friends is obvious.
33. TheKnot- Another obvious one, and one of two wedding sites on the initial list.
34. TripAdvisor
35. Travel Ticker- Another Hotwire offering on Beacon.
36. Typepad
37. viagogo
38. Vox- Doesn't appear to be live at the moment.
39. Yelp- This one is currently live. Add a review and it sends an update to Beacon.
40. WeddingChannel.com- The second wedding related service integrated with Facebook Beacon.
41. Zappos- Buy shoes, let your friends know via Facebook Beacon.

Know of any other services using Facebook Beacon or know of any ways the sites I've listed are using Beacon that I haven't listed? Shoot me an e-mail at dustin@dcoates.com and I'll update the list.

Update: Check out my newest post on the Facebook Beacon issue.

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