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Yahoo! Expands Open Web Platform Plans

Posted by Soulskill on from the under-construction dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Yahoo has announced it is further opening its Web platform to developers and moving closer to a Facebook-style social networking concept. Yahoo CTO Ari Balogh made the announcement at the Web 2.0 Expo, and said that while Yahoo already has open APIs for some services, it will expand the open API concept to other areas and make it more consistent for developers, while boosting the 'social' aspect of its services for its members. Analysts don't expect this to increase Microsoft's interest in Yahoo!. In fact, recent comments from Steve Ballmer suggest that Microsoft will give up entirely."

3 of 67 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sounds familiar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Penis.

  2. Some of their API protocols are interesting by Jack+B.+Nimple · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I was looking through some of their API Documentation and found a couple of points that stuck in my mind. Are they really as open as they say they are? I think not....

    --
    Jack B. Quick is my brother in law.
  3. Re:Sounds familiar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What about it? Do you have a way to englarge it? If only you had linked to some website for more information, I was starting to get interested.