Ning has followed in the footsteps of other social networking services like MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, and Hi5, and started to integrate with Google Code initiative OpenSocial, the platform that "defines a common API for social applications across multiple websites."
Yahoo Welcomed Into OpenSocial
Brace yourself: the words "Welcome, Yahoo!" have appeared on the Official Google Blog. This isn’t some merger- or search-related announcement, however; Yahoo instead joined OpenSocial.
Yahoo, MySpace Join OpenSocial
Yahoo and MySpace said today they are teaming up with Google to form the OpenSocial Foundation that Google started last year to promote a universal standard for developer applications on social networking sites.
Yahoo May Sign Up For OpenSocial
What counts most major social networks – and Yahoo – among its members? Official confirmation is still lacking, but later this year, maybe Google OpenSocial.
The Battle Between Facebook & OpenSocial
Facebook appears to be trying to gain some ground against Google’s as-yet-unreleased OpenSocial effort by opening up its developer platform for other sites to use.
Plaxo Gives Thanks For OpenSocial
Google’s OpenSocial has been both laughed at and fawned over as people have debated if it has any value. The discussion will, by and large, continue, but the people at Plaxo have already decided that OpenSocial is extremely good.
Rapleaf Looks At OpenSocial Members, Facebook
Whether it’s from reading reports or scoping out the sites ourselves, most of us have a pretty good feel for various social networks – how big they are, who’s joined them, and so on. New statistics from Rapleaf don’t really shake things up, but they do provide some interesting insights.
OpenSocial Now Live
In case you missed this news, Google’s OpenSocial API went live now (oh, and MySpace is now an official OpenSocial partner too, making Google-competitor Facebook come off as anti-social if they don’t join). The FAQ explains that…
Will Google OpenSocial Change The Internet?
As information came out about OpenSocial, the facts concerning Google’s new networking project seemed to grow less clear, instead of more. Everyone’s now had a bit of time to look the matter over, though, and consider the implications of the deal.
Facebook Could Still Be Interested In OpenSocial
When Google’s OpenSocial was considered a collection of social networking outsiders, the smart money seemed to favor its competitors, Facebook and MySpace. But now that MySpace has partnered with OpenSocial, we’re left to wonder whether Facebook will join, as well.