Wow, those are some pretty big caveats there! -----Original Message----- From: Ian Forrester Sent: 31 October 2007 11:36 To: '[email protected]' Cc: FM&T-Staff-FM Innovation Team; Sherwin D'Souza & Group; Internal-Backstage-Discuss Subject: Google Announces the OpenSocial API
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/google-opensocial-api-launch.h tml Google has announced OpenSocial, a new open API for social networks. The new standard will allow developers to create Facebook-like apps on any social network site that implements it with the same calls. --- This is huge because finally we're starting to see a common standard being build into different social networks. There are some caveats however like no support for Facebook or Myspace. Via Particls, Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [] private; [] ask first; [x] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] work: +44 (0)2080083965 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
