MySpace is adding some serious clout to Google’s freshly launched OpenSocial. The popular social networking site has signed on to be a part of Google’s APIs for creating social applications on the Web.
OpenSocial’s First Task: Easy Facebook Import
Unless Google can make it smoother than a bucket of AstroGlide to get all of a person’s Facebook contacts over to its OpenSocial platform, they could find audience-building an uphill battle.
OpenSocial’s Importance Open To Debate
Google’s products tend to be hit-or-miss affairs – compare the main search engine to Google Catalogs, if you will. Now, as the release of OpenSocial approaches, opinions seem to be split as to whether it’ll arrive with a bang or as a bust.