Comments on: OpenSocial good for developers — when will it matter to users?

By: Derrick Kwa

Derrick Kwa — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:14:53 +0000

Now that MySpace and Bebo are on board, it will matter to users really soon.

By: VentureBeat » Confirmed: MySpace joins Google’s OpenSocial movement

VentureBeat » Confirmed: MySpace joins Google’s OpenSocial movement — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:17:37 +0000

[...] Here’s the bad, though: It could mean turning over more data to Google, MySpace won’t really own the core platform, and it makes MySpace more dependent on Google. Moreover, it may not impact Facebook at all (some people are skeptical on the concept of the concept, and we’ve our own piece on its challenges). [...]

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Google open social | Startup Addict Musings — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:34:09 +0000

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By: Does Google want to be your platform?–TechBizMedia

Does Google want to be your platform?–TechBizMedia — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:23:02 +0000

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By: My Ghillie » OpenSocial good for developers - when will it matter to users?

My Ghillie » OpenSocial good for developers - when will it matter to users? — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:23:50 +0000

[...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptGoogle’s OpenSocial has gained a lot of publicity for opening up standards between social networks. [...]

By: Don Jones

Don Jones — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:59:14 +0000

I think the LinkedIn and Salesforce aspects are potentially large and more focused on the business community. I can see potential expansion opportunities for my venture capital and tech company startup database in those networks.

By: Ashwini Ahuja

Ashwini Ahuja — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:36:51 +0000

I think Opensocial will be very successful because of the open platform, and get a jumpstart because of Salesforce (the strongest SaaS app out there) and Linked – the best professional network IMHO. LinkedIn had Hilary and Obama as questions there, and has a very business focused approach – compared to facebook – which is more fun and games focused. I think it makes a very good hub for all to connect on and still create specialized communities if they wish. In the identity and access management space this idea of a universal identity and context provider has very long reaching implications. The biggest issue is how do you maintain control as a user and decide who sees what from your social network. Once they figure that out, the enterprise market will be ripe for plugging into. This can also become the federation layer in some cases… maybe. Very good move Google.