Gadget developers - Make OpenSocial applications with greater control over how data flows across servers with signed requests. Use server-side authentication mechanisms so that a site with Friend Connect can act as an OpenSocial container.
When it was first launched, it was focused on building communities within Facebook and other social media environments (they also have apps for OpenSocial and MySpace). PROTRADE was so pleasantly surprised by the results that they changed the focus...
When it was first launched, it was focused on building communities within Facebook and other social media environments (they also have apps for OpenSocial and MySpace). PROTRADE was so pleasantly surprised by the results that they changed the focus...
For Web 2.0 companies that have developed apps using Facebook and OpenSocial APIs, they now have the flexibility to choose between approaches when launching applications on Friendster. It comes almost two months after deploying the OpenSocial API.
With widespread support throughout the industry, OpenSocial has become a de facto standard for developers of social applications. OpenSocial makes it easier than ever for developers to build and distribute their applications across multiple...
The "social gadget" engine will generate turnkey code which includes "built-in functionality like user registration, invitations, members gallery, message posting, and reviews, as well as third-party applications built by the OpenSocial...
Fortunately, there's an emerging wave of social standards -- OpenID, OAuth, OpenSocial, and the data access APIs published by Facebook, Google, MySpace, and others. Basically, it's social applications for the coding-challenged.
OpenSocial is a specification, launched by Google last year, that defines a common API for social applications across multiple Web sites. Using JavaScript and HTML, developers can create applications with OpenSocial that access features in a social...
A new wave of APIs and frameworks, including OpenSocial, are opening up interesting ways to interact with people through applications. Mobile: Android and Mobile Gears offer the opportunity to build applications on the mobile Web.
Facebook Applications and Promoting Your SiteOne of the interesting frontiers in the market today is the role that widgets and/or Facebook Applications (and soon OpenSocial applications) can play in your overall marketing strategy.
One of the interesting frontiers in the market today is the role that widgets and/or Facebook Applications (and soon OpenSocial applications) can play in your overall marketing strategy, and, of course, how this will impact your search marketing...
Google to Launch OpenSocial APIsShortly after losing out to Microsoft in its efforts to woo social network du jour Facebook, Google has unveiled OpenSocial, a set of common APIs to be backed by Google and an alliance of social sites.
Several developers, including Flixster, FotoFlexer, iLike, RockYou, Slide, Theikos, and VirtualTourist have already built applications that use the OpenSocial APIs. The goal is to have developers build applications in the sandbox so they can deploy...
Google to Launch OpenSocial APIsShortly after losing out to Microsoft in its efforts to woo social network du jour Facebook, Google has unveiled OpenSocial, a set of common APIs to be backed by Google and an alliance of social sites.
OpenSocial will bring more powerful and pervasive social capabilities to the web because developers will be able to develop and distribute their applications more easily. Shortly after losing out to Microsoft in its efforts to woo social network du...
