function getXMLHttpRequest() {
    return (window.XMLHttpRequest) ? new XMLHttpRequest() : new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
}

var fbxhr = (window.XMLHttpRequest) ? new XMLHttpRequest() : new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
fbxhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
	if (fbxhr.readyState == 4 && fbxhr.status == 200) {
		document.getElementById('facebookBadge').innerHTML = fbxhr.responseText;
	}
};
fbxhr.open("GET", "facebook_badge.py", true);
fbxhr.send(null);