OpenSocial: a new Google API
The new project, called OpenSocial, goes well beyond what we’ve previously
reported. It is a set of common APIs that application developers can
use to create applications that work on any social networks (called
“hosts”) that choose to participate.
What they haven’t done is launch yet another social network
platform. As more and more of these platforms launch, developers have
difficult choices to make. There are costs associated with writing and
maintaining applications for these social networks. Most developers
will choose one or two platforms and ignore the rest, based on a simple
cost/benefit analysis.
Google wants to create an easy way for developers to create an
application that works on all social networks. And if they pull it off,
they’ll be in the center, controlling the network.
The question is: this interesting news must be flaggeg "A new Web2.0 cutting edge
service from Google" or "The big brother Google become more powerful
and acquire new weapons to attack our privary."
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