Comments on: OpenSocial is half-baked and Google execs don’t seem to care http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: VentureBeat » Developer platforms: Friendster, Bebo, LinkedIn aren’t waiting for Open Social http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-674788 VentureBeat » Developer platforms: Friendster, Bebo, LinkedIn aren’t waiting for Open Social Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:44:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-674788 [...] Facebook, and now LinkedIn, Friendster and Bebo have completed a more complex set of application programming interfaces (APIs), specific to each of their networks. Open Social, announced last month, is by many accounts a work in progress. [...] [...] Facebook, and now LinkedIn, Friendster and Bebo have completed a more complex set of application programming interfaces (APIs), specific to each of their networks. Open Social, announced last month, is by many accounts a work in progress. [...]

]]> By: Good News about LinkedIn and an open API « Everybodysagenius’s Weblog http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-672478 Good News about LinkedIn and an open API « Everybodysagenius’s Weblog Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:25:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-672478 [...] number of voices are criticizing OpenSocial - see for example Lee Lorenzen’s “OpenSocial Half-Baked and Google Execs Don’t Seem to Care.” I’ve gone from thinking that OpenSocial would be a frightening step towards a final [...] [...] number of voices are criticizing OpenSocial – see for example Lee Lorenzen’s “OpenSocial Half-Baked and Google Execs Don’t Seem to Care.” I’ve gone from thinking that OpenSocial would be a frightening step towards a final [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — a better business social network http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-671400 VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — a better business social network Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:28:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-671400 [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...] [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — a better business social network http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-671414 VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — a better business social network Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:28:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-671414 [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...] [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — the best business social network http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-671386 VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — the best business social network Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:27:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-671386 [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...] [...] was announced last month as part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform. Open Social is a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — now the most useful social network http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-671330 VentureBeat » LinkedIn launches platform, redesign — now the most useful social network Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:49:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-671330 [...] was announced last month. It’s part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform, a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...] [...] was announced last month. It’s part of the Google-led Open Social developer platform, a still-early effort to let developers build such applications on a range of social networks — besides, LinkedIn, [...]

]]> By: Jeff Judge http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-671092 Jeff Judge Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:39:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-671092 Let's remember that OpenSocial just launched - and that pretty much everything is half baked at launch. I'm sure Google will get to the happy place. Facebook has done plenty of major API changes after they launched F8 that forced developers to make changes. Let’s remember that OpenSocial just launched – and that pretty much everything is half baked at launch. I’m sure Google will get to the happy place. Facebook has done plenty of major API changes after they launched F8 that forced developers to make changes.

]]> By: Ramon http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-668978 Ramon Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:14:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-668978 What's wrong with iniciatives? If you can make your product better by community iniciative it's the best way to go. Junior, I think that's how it works everywhere :). What’s wrong with iniciatives? If you can make your product better by community iniciative it’s the best way to go.
Junior, I think that’s how it works everywhere :) .

]]> By: Junior Tactician http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-660270 Junior Tactician Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:19:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-660270 Yuri, this is how business has always been done in Silicon Valley :) Yuri, this is how business has always been done in Silicon Valley :)

]]> By: Yuri Ammosov http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-660060 Yuri Ammosov Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:50:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-660060 Er. "This program is bad but if it gives $50M to my portfolio companies it will be not so bad". Matt, is this the way business is now done in Silicon Valley? Hell, then I am moving back here. Er. “This program is bad but if it gives $50M to my portfolio companies it will be not so bad”.

Matt, is this the way business is now done in Silicon Valley? Hell, then I am moving back here.

]]> By: Ramon http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-654754 Ramon Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:43:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-654754 I just don't get one point, why are the engineers complaining about authentication if Authsub is already defined and google calendar logon as well... it's just a matter of matching Authsub with google calendar. Lee has good points, but you have to give some credit to today's sandbox. You can already make some pretty interesting apps for OpenSocial already.. I think it needs the same iniciative as Android is having ;). I just don’t get one point, why are the engineers complaining about authentication if Authsub is already defined and google calendar logon as well… it’s just a matter of matching Authsub with google calendar.
Lee has good points, but you have to give some credit to today’s sandbox. You can already make some pretty interesting apps for OpenSocial already.. I think it needs the same iniciative as Android is having ;) .

]]> By: Jan http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-653228 Jan Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:55:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-653228 "align cross-platform Terms of Services agreements" IMHO, success in aligning cross-platform ToS's that are fair in terms of data/content/IP ownership would be more valuable than the common API hooks. “align cross-platform Terms of Services agreements”

IMHO, success in aligning cross-platform ToS’s that are fair in terms of data/content/IP ownership would be more valuable than the common API hooks.

]]> By: A. Smith http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-652738 A. Smith Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:30:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-652738 This article does seem biased, though Lee makes a few good points. I'd bet on Google 1000x before betting anything on Facebook which is just this decades GeoCities. Not that Facebook isn't a great service, it is simply hot right now and has no obvious staying power to extend its' lifecycle beyond the current boom in social networking. This article does seem biased, though Lee makes a few good points. I’d bet on Google 1000x before betting anything on Facebook which is just this decades GeoCities. Not that Facebook isn’t a great service, it is simply hot right now and has no obvious staying power to extend its’ lifecycle beyond the current boom in social networking.

]]> By: Biased, But Accurate http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-651450 Biased, But Accurate Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:25:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-651450 Lee is biased but this does not mean he is wrong. OpenSocial is half-baked because myriad of details FB developers take for granted are up in the air. In many cases these design decisions will be made in proprietary extensions and containter TOSes. This does not mean Google / MySpace will not get it right, but it is a long hard road. Lee is biased but this does not mean he is wrong. OpenSocial is half-baked because myriad of details FB developers take for granted are up in the air. In many cases these design decisions will be made in proprietary extensions and containter TOSes.

This does not mean Google / MySpace will not get it right, but it is a long hard road.

]]> By: g http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/comment-page-1/#comment-650470 g Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:22:41 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/26/opensocial-is-half-baked-and-google-execs-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-care/#comment-650470 How can somebody INVESTING IN FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS, write an unbiased article ? How can somebody INVESTING IN FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS, write an unbiased article ?

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