Google Opensocial
6 Stories
Social apps showing developers the money
News As platform providers rush to provide interoperability to attract developers, apps riding on platforms of Web giants such as Facebook enjoy highest demand.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Web 2.0, Single Sign-on, Google OpenSocial, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Developer, Web Application, Facebook Connect, API
Firms, individuals have 'same' networking needs
News Corporates and consumers share similar social networking goals, says market player, where Google OpenSocial can address business concerns about networking sites.
Tags: Web 2.0, Security, Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., Tool, Singapore, Developer, Malaysia, API, social networking
Facebook steps into OpenID Foundation
News We may not see OpenID in Facebook Connect anytime soon, but move is a big step for firm that many open-standards advocates once wrote off for its walled-garden nature.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Open source, PayPal, Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., VeriSign Inc., social networking, VP, Facebook
Facebook provides free tool for translating sites
News Translations for Facebook Connect allows Web developers to tap technology that has been used to translate the social network itself into 65 languages.
Tags: Web 2.0, Site, Web Site, single sign-on, authentication, Google OpenSocial, Lee, Web 2.0, board, Facebook
Ning officially launches apps platform
News Build-your-own-social-network service makes public a platform that lets users embed more than 90 apps and widgets for things like donation collections or ticket sales.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Google OpenSocial, Marc Andreessen, Forbes, social networking, online store, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0
Google social-tech evangelist leaving company
News Kevin Marks, one of Google's leading public voices on social-networking standards and technology is leaving the company.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Apple Inc., Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., social networking, TechCrunch, network, blog
