Announcing OpensocialNow.com – OpenSocial News and Reviews
I’m proud to announce a new website I’ve been working on. You may have heard me Twitter about it a few times. The site is called OpensocialNow!, and will be your source for OpenSocial News, Reviews, and info. We’ll cover the Orkut launch, the Myspace launch, Hi5, and LinkedIn, as well as general things you […]
Read more...Amazon, the Social Network?
Did you know Amazon has a Social Network? In fact, it’s pretty robust! In Amazon, if you click “(your name)’s Amazon”, then “Your Profile”, you have the option to set up a profile, including a biography, information about yourself, and get this – a list of all your friends currently on Amazon.com. It can show […]
Read more...The Power of the Small Community
It used to be, one could make a deal on just a handshake. People could leave their doors unlocked on their homes and their cars without worry of break in. A man’s word was his bond. Everyone knew everyone, by name. This wasn’t the world I grew up in, but I’m told by my Grandparents, […]
Read more...Google Announces Go-Live Date for Orkut
It appears I spoke too soon. About 5 minutes ago Google announced Orkut will launch their applications to all users the last week in February. I was close – an announcement was made, and they will be launching OpenSocial 0.7 tomorrow, the same day MySpace opens to developers. In essence, OpenSocial is going live tomorrow. […]
Read more...Expect Big Things From Google Tomorrow
As I mentioned earlier, I think the MySpace launch is way bigger than just MySpace. Watch carefully tomorrow. There have been several announcements at Google that hint that you may just see Orkut go live tomorrow as well. From the Release Notes for the latest version of OpenSocial (0.7), under Orkut container update:  “Close for […]
Read more...MySpace Announces Developer Platform, OpenSocial to Leave Beta Feb. 5?
Tonight, MySpace released a signup to enter their development platform. Mashable is reporting that the Platform will go live February 5, and will support OpenSocial from day 1. The MySpace Platform is also rumored to provide revenue sharing options for developers, perhaps providing a solution to the ad sharing networks becoming so rampant on Facebook […]
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