Yes, you mention that gadgets can be deployed onto any arbitrary website. Which is a VERY NICE feature! And, that's exactly why I'm asking, as I wrote my gadget for that, and use it on such a page.
For that reason, Google should keep the Gadget-API alive! So respond please, Google, and let us know, so we know whether we need to recode our gadgets into some other API. On Friday, July 6, 2012 5:32:23 PM UTC-4, FabriceL wrote: > > I'm wondering about the same thing... > > Most likely they would discontinue the Google Gagdet Editor... and the > Google Gadget API. > Open Social is an open source project so in theory you coul just set a > server up to host your own gadget. It's just makes it much more challenging. > > I also really disagree with Google. Gagdets are really different that apps > from Chrome or the Play Store or Google+ because they can live on any > website. > If anything, Play Store and Chrome store should be one and the same thing. > Google Gadgets would be great for Google+ > > A while back it was said that OpenSocial had nothing social about it... > that it should be called OpenGagdet. This was untrue but it begs to wonder > how to define a social experience... > > There is many ways to be social: > > - social media producing: allowing anyone to create content > - social media distribution: allowing anyone to share, comment, or > distribute content > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/Google-Gadgets-API/-/fLkL0Ar9jGIJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en.
