Friday, November 2, 2007

Google OpenSocial Now Live

Per Mashable's blog post, Google's OpenSocial API is now live. This comes only a few days after the announcement, which is somewhat bittersweet for me.

On one hand, if Facebook joins this program at a later date, it means we can potentially code widgets for all these networks with one fell swoop. In fact, it may also be interesting to be able to code something that taps into all social networks at the same time.

On the flip side, as much as I like Google, it's just another way for them to force themselves to be the authority on something they weren't number one at. Being that we work in the web industry, that's a 'lil dangerous and a bit too close to home.

OpenSocial Launch Partners




amiando
Appirio
Bebo
Bleacher Report
BonstioNet
Brad Anderson
Bunchball, Inc
BuyFast
Cardinal Blue Software
Chakpak
Chronus Corporation
come2play
CurrentTV
E-junkie
Engage.com
eTwine Holdings, Inc.
Fendoo Ltd
Flixster
FotoFlexer
Friendster
Grimmthething
HedgeStop.com
Hi5
Hungry Machine
Hyves
iFamily, Inc
iLike
Imeem
Indeed.com
KlickSports, Inc.
LabPixies Ltd.
LimitNone
LinkedIn
LjmSite
LoveMyGadgets

LuvGoogleGadgets
Mesa Dynamics, LLC
Mixi
MuseStorm Inc
MySpace
Netvibes
NewsGator
Ning
NY Times
Oberon Media
Oracle
Orkut
Outside.In
PayPal
Plaxo
PROTRADE
Puxa
Qloud
RockYou
Salesforce.com
Shelfari
SideStep, Inc.
Six Apart
Slide
Theikos
Tianji
TooStep
Viadeo
VirtualTourist
Votigo
Whizz
Widgetbox
Xing
Zytu Inc.

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