1. A method comprising: by one or more computer servers associated with a social-networking system, receiving a request from a third-party system to create a social-networking account for a user; by the one or more computer servers, retrieving user-related information from the third-party system; by the one or more computer servers, generating the social-networking account for the user, the social-networking account comprising a user profile and a user node in a social graph, the social graph being stored by the social-networking system; and by the one or more computer servers, providing social-networking account data to the third-party system.