Integrating Social-Networking Information

A method comprising:

• by a computing device associated with a social-networking system, receiving a request generated by third-party system to create a social-networking account for a user;
• by a computing device, retrieving user-related information from the third-party system;
• by a computing device, generating the social-networking account for the user, the social-networking account comprising a user profile and a user node in a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes;
• and
• by a computing device, providing social-networking account data to the third-party system.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• receive a request generated by third-party system to create a social-networking account for a user;
• retrieve user-related information from the third-party system;
• generate the social-networking account for the user, the social-networking account comprising a user profile and a user node in a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes;
• and
• provide social-networking account data to the third-party system.

A system comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying instructions;
• one or more processors coupled to the storage media and operable to execute the instructions to:
• receive a request generated by third-party system to create a social-networking account for a user;
• retrieve user-related information from the third-party system;
• generate the social-networking account for the user, the social-networking account comprising a user profile and a user node in a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes;
• and
• provide social-networking account data to the third-party system.