Hmm...now today I just read that Microsoft (on Windows OSes) also has a 'gadget' which is built very similarly to Google's gadgets. Microsoft just announced it is discontinuing their 'gadget' because of various security vulnerabilities. REF: http://www.zdnet.com/security-flaws-signal-early-death-of-windows-gadgets-7000000724/
Which makes ME wonder whether Google is nuking iGoogle (and hence its gadget-API!?) for similar reasons? Come on Google, PLEASE answer this thread, so we can understand the WHYS and WHEREFORS for your decision to dis-continue iGoogle!!! [Google: This IS 'Google Groups'! Don't you monitor your own damn forums???] Geez... On Friday, July 6, 2012 5:43:10 PM UTC-4, David Cook wrote: > > 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/-/nNJ9G3MYvIYJ. 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.
