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.
Friendster's support of both the Facebook and OpenSocial platforms is a big win for business and individual developers, as well as for Friendster users," said David Jones, vice president of global marketing for Friendster.
Friendster Deploys OpenSocial API Posted by Nathania Johnson Aug 19, 2008 Friendster has today announced the deployment of the OpenSocial API. Google launched OpenSocial, a set of APIs, last fall. Friendster is encouraging developers to make use of...
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...
Microsoft Tries to Compete with OpenSocial Google, Yahoo & MySpace Team Up for OpenSocial Searchers may prefer Google, but when it comes to developing so-called Web 2.0 sites, web developers rated Microsoft/Windows Live the best, according to a...
Using JavaScript and HTML, developers can create applications with OpenSocial that access features in a social network, like friends and update feeds. OpenSocial is a specification, launched by Google last year, that defines a common API for social...
Google launched OpenSocial last fall, as an initiative to develop a common set of APIs that can be used across several different social networking sites, in an effort to draw developers to an open platform.
A new wave of APIs and frameworks, including OpenSocial, are opening up interesting ways to interact with people through applications. Google launched a new branded product today: the Google I/O Web Forward developer conference, a two-day, event...
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.
Several developers, including Flixster, FotoFlexer, iLike, RockYou, Slide, Theikos, and VirtualTourist have already built applications that use the OpenSocial APIs. A developer sandbox will be available soon at http://sandbox.orkut.com so...
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. Google will create a "developer sandbox" on its Orkut network where...
