Google Launches Open Social.
Posted on November 5th, 2007 by Simon ChenIf you thought social networking was just a passing fad, you might want to think again. I haven’t got my head completely around Google’s recent announcement regarding Open Social quite yet, but here’s a good place to start if you want to sink your teeth into it.
According to Google;
OpenSocial provides a common set of APIs for social applications across multiple websites. Using standard JavaScript and HTML, they enable developers to create apps that access a social network’s friends and update feeds.
Titled “Google Campfire One”, it’s hosted by Vic Gundotra, the new head of Google’s Developer Programs. Gundotra used to be a Microsoft Evangelist, but jumped ship around 18 months ago.
It’s just under an hour long, so best grab a glass of wine and wait until the kids are in bed…
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November 6th, 2007 at 12:29 am
Social websites except for Facebook make absolutely no sense to me. Making it “Open” would invite all kinda of spamming and phishing schemes.
No sense, no sense at all.