[opensocial] Re: How long is the wait to be approved for the Orkut Sandbox?

2007-11-03 Thread Elizabeth Yin
Hi everyone, I apologize--we had a few technical difficulties this morning, but the sign-ups should be working now. If you signed up this morning and have not heard back, please sign-up again...sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks, eliz. On Nov 2, 2007 9:04 PM, Adam Loving [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[opensocial] Re: Cache

2007-11-03 Thread ramonck
It solved my problem nicely, thanks for the tip. On Nov 3, 1:28 am, hobnobLover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw in another thread about caching issues and using bpc=1 to force reload. However, using bpc parameter didn't really solve the problem. OpenSocial is very new so we don't want to go

[opensocial] Re: Question To Google

2007-11-03 Thread Julian Bond
Tim Longhurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 3 Nov 2007 04:27:05 There's going to be a big interoperability testing problem in the near future. Does my gadget written to Orkut work on Hi5? Isn't interoperability the whole point? Of course. It'll still have to be tested and proved though. -- Julian

[opensocial] How to get the viewer's country data

2007-11-03 Thread mbchandar
basically, i want to get the VIEWER's country data. is it possible? i dont find any in the api documents --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OpenSocial Developers group. To post to this group, send

[opensocial] Access outside USA ?

2007-11-03 Thread Rodrigo Ranieri
Im trying to have access to Sandbox. Earlier someone from google said here that wait time to join sandbox.orkut.com is about 15 minutes.. im waiting since yesterday, and reapply today.. and no access.. the abroad ppl could have the access to orkut opensocial ?

[opensocial] Re: No sandbox approval yet, it's been 24 hours :(

2007-11-03 Thread Bhoga
Yaah I also signed up yesterday. I havent received any response yet. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OpenSocial Developers group. To post to this group, send email to

[opensocial] Re: [opensocial]

2007-11-03 Thread Patrick Aljord
there is another mailing list for people that want to be containers here: http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-container Also Hi5 said they are going to release an open source container implementation here:

[opensocial] Re: creating a new app

2007-11-03 Thread Rodrigo Ranieri
same here On 11/3/07, Mat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has to be some form or torture! I applied for sandbox access asap, 15 mins after launch, no reply, then resubmitted after they said they lost them, and again still no access :( What did you guys all do to get access? Mat

[opensocial] Re: Access outside USA ?

2007-11-03 Thread Rodrigo Ranieri
Nothing.. just waiting.. i have an website just waiting for this API to start working On 11/3/07, Vishal Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any Luck. I just cannot wait any more to play with the API. Google Please give the access fast. Thanks Vishal On Nov 3, 6:29 pm, Rodrigo Ranieri

[opensocial] My Open letter to OpenSocial on the long wait for the approval of sandbox accounts

2007-11-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all, I have written an open letter on my blog to the OpenSocial team out of frustration and a long wait to get my account approved for using Orkut sandbox environment. Please join there and share your thoughts. Open letter to OpenSocial:

[opensocial] Re: Error parsing module

2007-11-03 Thread Patrick Aljord
Error parsing module spec: Not a properly formatted file missing xml header Did you specify the XML header in your application as explained in the doc? Do you are getting the some error? I think it's Are you getting the same error? :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[opensocial] Re: No sandbox approval yet, it's been 24 hours :(

2007-11-03 Thread Sahil
I have just got the third one. Expecting fouth now... :P On Nov 3, 9:29 pm, Mat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got another invite as well, lucky me. Two invites to the same orkut account :) Mat -Original Message- From: opensocial-api@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[opensocial] RockYou OpenSocial implementation hacked on Plaxo

2007-11-03 Thread Chris S
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/02/first-opensocial-application-hacked-within-45-minutes/ Always interesting to see how the media reacts to security issues. Some funny comments in there. I would like to see some discussion of what RockYou did wrong in their implementation and what Plaxo is

[opensocial] Re: No sandbox approval yet, it's been 24 hours :(

2007-11-03 Thread Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google)
Access to the signup is metered - we'll be adding accounts in batches as we verify that the sandbox is able to handle the previous group of developers, which is why you're seeing uneven delays between applying and getting approved. We've been getting quite a few requests! ~Arne On Nov 3,

[opensocial] Profile URLs, how to?

2007-11-03 Thread Suhail Doshi
I noticed via the gadget tutorial that you use a hardcoded: profile = 'http://sandbox.orkut.com' + profile; This is obviously not going to create a gadget cross compatible across all networks, what are we supposed to use instead for compatibility?

[opensocial] Re: Profile URLs, how to?

2007-11-03 Thread Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google)
Hi Suhail, That's a good catch. Can you supply the url of the tutorial that makes this error so that we can fix it? Currently, the sandbox url is passed as the parent querystring parameter to the application iframe url. Writing var profile = _args()[parent] +

[opensocial] The Orkut Sandbox only returns friends who are also whitelisted for the sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google)
For security purposes, the Orkut sandbox opensocial calls will only return information about users who are whitelisted for the sandbox. This is likely why many of you have been seeing empty information returned from the fetch VIEWER_FRIENDS calls. Please friend other whitelisted developers, or

[opensocial] Publishing the App

2007-11-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am not clear on how the application will be published to the application directory. I have created an application and I can add it to my account on sandbox. But only using the URL not by choosing from the application directory. Any successes?

[opensocial] Re: Publishing the App

2007-11-03 Thread Fabio Seixas
I think it´s not possible yet. Fabio On 11/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not clear on how the application will be published to the application directory. I have created an application and I can add it to my account on sandbox. But only using the URL not by

[opensocial] Re: Get user's e-mail address

2007-11-03 Thread Arun Tahlan
:) Nice try anyways. I dont think this should be made available, especially so in such a alpha level api. Btw there have already been some security issues of opensocial related post at techcrunch. So I guess we are better off without it at this time. Thanks hobnobLover wrote: We're quite sure

[opensocial] Hosting an Activity feed

2007-11-03 Thread marco
I've read documentation about how to call the API and to raise an activity event. But how can I direct this event to a particular hosting environment? E.g. sent the event to Hi5 or to MySpace? Or do hosting environement receive the events indirectly from Google and google dispatches these

[opensocial] Re: Publishing the App

2007-11-03 Thread Rodrigo Ranieri
We have a good number of Brazilian here since we are the pleague of the orkut :) On 11/3/07, valeriow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, sorry.. I just add by url. :D Are you from brasil Fabio? Me too.. On Nov 3, 3:30 pm, Fabio Seixas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: did you published your app in

[opensocial] Problem: opensocial.DataRequest is null

2007-11-03 Thread ramonck
Hi I'm trying to fetch information from opensocial.DataRequest in javascript and it just comes null, whatever sub class is also coming null. Please correct this. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[opensocial] Error 500

2007-11-03 Thread Fabio Seixas
Anyone getting Error 500 on VIEWER_FRIENDS json? -- Fabio Seixas Camiseteria.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OpenSocial Developers group. To post to this group, send email to

[opensocial] Re: sandbox.orkut.com: opensocial not defined for all sandbox users?

2007-11-03 Thread JohnOR
I'm still having the same problem On Nov 3, 9:30 pm, Travis Choma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok things started working now... it was something on google's side because things just started working for me without me making any changes On Nov 3, 8:51 pm, JohnOR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[opensocial] Re: sandbox.orkut.com: opensocial not defined for all sandbox users?

2007-11-03 Thread JohnOR
These are the only .js files being included in orkut. Could someone that has this working check what they have? Thanks, John script type=text/javascript src=/js/gen/common007.js /script script src=http://www.google.com/ig/ig.js; type=text/javascript /script script

[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread vkreal
http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=6154859582939034690 On Nov 3, 3:38 pm, cogear [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=18213390473889059390 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[opensocial] Re: How does one launch an app on orkut?

2007-11-03 Thread Fabio Seixas
Opensocial is not available in LIVE orkut (www.orkut.com). I think that when it goes live we will be able to submit the application to the application directory. I suppose that all applications will go through a staff review, just as in Facebook. For now, we only have the sandbox. So, let´s

[opensocial] Re: How to add opensocial apps in Orkut Applications Directory

2007-11-03 Thread Fabio Seixas
I think it´s not available yet. Fabio On 11/3/07, aks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can we add applications in Orkut applications directory ? Thanks, Arvind. -- Fabio Seixas Camiseteria.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[opensocial] me

2007-11-03 Thread zpoley
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[opensocial] Re: How does a OpenSocial app interact with other web sites?

2007-11-03 Thread RickMeasham
On Nov 3, 1:08 am, Daniel C. Silverstein (cubes) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out:http://code.google.com/apis/gadgets/docs/remote-content.html Basically, there are a bunch of methods provided by the gadget api named_IG_Fetch* that retrieve data from any domain by querying through Google's

[opensocial] Zach Poley

2007-11-03 Thread zpoley
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[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread James
Good idea http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=13978654649079227264 On Nov 4, 6:05 am, Travis Choma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me:http://sandbox.orkut.com/Application.aspx?uid=13835756509614959760 On Nov 3, 7:39 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For security purposes, the

[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread Tim Longhurst
Count me in! http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=12077698861398252200 Tim http://www.opensocialblog.com/ On Nov 4, 10:53 am, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good idea http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=13978654649079227264 On Nov 4, 6:05 am, Travis Choma [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[opensocial] Re: I cannot run the example code for an Openjsocial app in the Google Gadget editor..

2007-11-03 Thread vkreal
you need a container, developer access to Orkut or something On Nov 3, 5:07 pm, OpenSocialCoderInSF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is my code..it just doesnt work.. bit I understand I need to be within a Container more than likely..so how do I accomplish this or do I need ot wait for

[opensocial] Re: I cannot run the example code for an Openjsocial app in the Google Gadget editor..

2007-11-03 Thread rideyourbike
Go here to sign up for access to the sandbox. http://code.google.com/support/opensocialsignup/ On Nov 4, 12:11 am, vkreal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you need a container, developer access to Orkut or something On Nov 3, 5:07 pm, OpenSocialCoderInSF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is my

[opensocial] Re: Security Problems

2007-11-03 Thread RickMeasham
Appending an application URL with `up_whatever=value` will make the value accessible using the preferences module. This is a handy thing as you can give a URL out that passes something to the iframe like `up_show=overview` or `up_show=detailup_item=12` However, it must be noted that anything

[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread Tupshin Harper
Mine: http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=7070716075438610411 -Tupshin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For security purposes, the Orkut sandbox opensocial calls will only return information about users who are whitelisted for the sandbox. This is likely why many of you have been seeing empty

[opensocial] Re: Disabling cache in the Orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread mbchandar
thank you arne. if sandbox for development then disable cache = true why the orkut sandbox does not have that by default? - bala http://beyondwork.wordpress.com On Nov 3, 10:32 pm, Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Orkut's sandbox caches your gadget to improve latency.

[opensocial] _IG_FetchXmlContent (from google gadget) is not ok for use in OpenSocial?

2007-11-03 Thread Rubens Santos
I have a Google Gadget (an old one, not using OpenSocial) that runs ok in the iGoogle. When I try to use it in sandbox.orkut.com, I have problems with the comand _IG_FetchXmlContent - nothing happens. Is it incorrect to use _IG_FetchXmlContent in OpenSocial? I need to use other methods to read

[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread Rohit Kumar
Add me too : http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=11570081660748831474 - Rohit Kumar www.toostep.com On 11/4/07, Tupshin Harper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine: http://sandbox.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=7070716075438610411 -Tupshin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For security purposes,

[opensocial] not able to access sandbox.

2007-11-03 Thread Neeraj Agrawal
Hi All, I am not able to access orkut sandbox since today morning. I am always getting Unfortunately, the orkut.com server has acted out in an unexpected way. Hopefully, it will return to its helpful self if you try again in a few minutes. I have also tried clearing cache and cookies but it

[opensocial] Persistent Data Issues

2007-11-03 Thread James
First up, after working with the API for a few hours, I really do like the implementation. It's very easy and logical to use. My main questions are about Persistent Data; 1) I can't find any talk of limits to this space anywhere - can we get some kind of guidelines on what to expect here. It

[opensocial] How do I make my existing site use Opensocial

2007-11-03 Thread gg
I want to enable my site to use logins from Orkut or any other social network supported by opensocial. Basically I would like to offer my users the ability to use my site if they have a opensocial compatible login. Is that possible and if yes, how do I proceed? Thx GG

[opensocial] friends list

2007-11-03 Thread Leonardo Faria Coelho
hi dudes please check the sample application 'friend dump'. friend list has not all my friends. the friend list shows only an unique friend, that have a sandbox account. is it right? -- Leonardo Faria Coelho Programador de interfaces http://www.leonardofaria.net

[opensocial] Re: Getting Friend Details

2007-11-03 Thread James
Prasad; You can't get that data out of the API right now. TylerKeen; I don't think that data is being populated correctly/ completely right now. I think the only data there that you can access that isn't in the API is in .obj_.Keywords under the returned opensocial.Person objects; On Nov 4,

[opensocial] Re: How do I make my existing site use Opensocial

2007-11-03 Thread gg
Just in case you guys need more information, my site is based on C# and url is http://www.publicdecision.com Is what I am thinking possible? Thx GG On Nov 3, 8:15 pm, gg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to enable my site to use logins from Orkut or any other social network supported by

[opensocial] What is the Ask Friends on www.orkut.com ?

2007-11-03 Thread EGreg
As you log in, Orkut now says Add the Add Friends feature. It looks exactly like an app. Is it an app? And if so, did Google develop it or did some developer get on Google's good side so they put it up for ALL ORKUT USERS to see? Someone tell me what's going on. I just want to develop apps on

[opensocial] opensocial not defined for url contenttype

2007-11-03 Thread Amit Upadhyay
Hi, I am trying to make a gadget with url contenttype [http:// code.google.com/apis/gadgets/docs/fundamentals.html#URL], and let me just say the following snippet is less than helpful, when I am trying to convert it to python. ?php // Parse gadget URL and emit script src=.../script

[opensocial] Re: OK, javascript, I get it. But can I use server-side?

2007-11-03 Thread Gaurav Sharma
Since the gadget is hosted on your server, you can spit out a lot of things in the javascript using a server-side scripting language. For example if you run Ebay, you can dynamically add latest auctions in the gadget js. You can also read external XML and RSS files (can be from your site) to

[opensocial] No user to app authentication?!

2007-11-03 Thread Miron
The API as it currently stands seems to be missing user to application authentication. This means that any user can forge any other user's identity in any app that has a backend. I've written an article about it, including a proposed solution:

[opensocial] Re: OK, javascript, I get it. But can I use server-side?

2007-11-03 Thread James
Use the Gadget APIs to make server-side calls; http://code.google.com/apis/gadgets/docs/reference.html#Core --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OpenSocial Developers group. To post to this group, send

[opensocial] estimated go live of app dir and a few more questions :)

2007-11-03 Thread giorgio79
Hello, Would you know 1. When is the estimated go live of the app dir, it seems most of the API is not really functioning? 2. Is there a built in invite feature like Facebook? 3. Can I get users at the moment who have added the app? Thanks, Gyuri

[opensocial] Re: lets become friends to test apps on orkut sandbox

2007-11-03 Thread Rafael
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