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Google's Plans for a Social API

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-still-waiting dept.

NewsCloud writes "After tonight's Breaking Open Facebook with Free Open Source Software, TechCrunch reports Google plans to announce an open API for social networking tomorrow. "OpenSocial is a set of three common APIs, defined by Google with input from partners, that allow developers to access core functions and information at social networks: 1) Profile Information (user data) 2) Friends Information (social graph) and 3) Activities (things that happen, News Feed type stuff)" Says Om Malik: "OpenSocial attacks Facebook where it is the weakest (and the strongest): its quintessential closed nature...Even if you take Facebook out of the equation, the task of writing and adapting widgets for the every increasing number of social platforms was going to be turn into a colossal mess.""

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  1. Social API, pthtptpptpththt! by monkeyboythom · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I told a charming, beautiful young woman she could plug into my public API, I got slapped!

    Gee, thanks for nothing, social networking...

    1. Re:Social API, pthtptpptpththt! by stubear · · Score: 2, Funny

      Should have kept that API a little more private. You never know viruses you'll contract sharing it with all those anonymous users on the P2P sites/apps.

    2. Re:Social API, pthtptpptpththt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I told a charming, beautiful young woman she could plug into my public API...

      Think about what you insinuated for a moment, then understand why you got slapped. Next time you should offer to plug into HER public API. That way at least you'll know what you're getting slapped for.

      Amateurs.
  2. OpenSocial attacks Facebook by Gothmolly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone else read that "OpenFacial attacks Socialbook"? Some sort of weird Japanese geek porn?

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  3. Re:A step in the right direction by Non-Huffable+Kitten · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it just me or does that posting scream for "6. PROFIT!!!"?

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