Orkut to Launch First OpenSocial Public Release February 27
A little birdie actually told this to me earlier, and I was going to blog about it tomorrow, but Orkut just confirmed it on their new developers blog. Orkut is looking to officially launch OpenSocial to the Public in one week – Wednesday, February 27. Orkut is looking to release the final version of OpenSocial […]
Read more...OpenSocial is Solidifying the Days of the Rich Web App
Gone are the days of the traditional website, and in are the days of the Rich Web Application. OpenSocial is introducing a new era of development on the web. All OpenSocial containers at the moment give you one page, and one only (with the exception of the profile, or other “surfaces”) to write your entire […]
Read more...Jesse Stay is Now an OpenSocial Developer and Consultant! – My Orkut Hackathon Experience
The past 2 days I had the opportunity to join the Google OpenSocial developer team, along with other Silicon Valley and nationwide developers to celebrate the soon-to-be launched Orkut release to the public of OpenSocial apps at the Googleplex in San Francisco. The event started with an overview of OpenSocial, and went over some of […]
Read more...My Tour of the Googleplex
Today I got to knock off another one of those “bucket list” items of things to do before I die. Today I got to tour the Google campus as I attended the final Google OpenSocial Hackathon before it goes live at the end of this month. I truly learned the creativity of Google as I […]
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 Releases Spreadsheets Forms – S3 Equivalent Coming?
Yesterday Google announced a rather interesting, and I believe strategic move, allowing users of Google Docs to put forms in front of their online spreadsheets through Google Docs. I didn’t realize this until now, but Google really has a dynamic, unflattened data source that they have been providing through their Google Spreadsheets. Now, with the […]
Read more...My Technometria Interview
I had the privilege last week to interview with Phil Windley, host of Technometria on the IT Conversations podcasting network. He talked to me about Facebook, its use in business, privacy and security issues surrounding Facebook, and some quick questions on how to set up an application on Facebook. I think we covered a lot […]
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 […]
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