Google, MySpace join Forces for OpenSocial, an Application Development Platform
Social networking site MySpace together with Google has announced that they are joining hands for the launch of OpenSocial, which is a set of common APIs for building social applications across the Web.
The Partnership between Google and MySpace represents an effort to standardize and simplify the development of social applications. Moreover, today’s announcement highlights MySpace’s commitment to supporting standards that encourage innovation in an increasingly social Web.
Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Google commented on this partnership with MySpace saying, “As the most trafficked website in the country and the most popular social network in the world, MySpace is one of the leading forces in the global social Web.”
MySpace as a founding member of OpenSocial, will provide critical user mass and platform guidance. In fact, the OpenSocial standards are designed to evolve through contribution from the open source community.
Global members of the OpenSocial community include Friendster, Hi5, imeem, Oracle, Orkut, Plaxo, Viadeo and XING.
According to Chris DeWolfe, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of MySpace, “Our partnership with Google allows developers to gain massive distribution without unnecessary specialized development for every platform. This is about helping the start-up spend more time building a great product rather than rebuilding it for every social network. We’re pleased to collaborate with Google to establish a landmark standard for social applications.”
The launch of OpenSocial is the first release of technical details for the forthcoming MySpace platform. Developers can immediately start writing applications for OpenSocial.
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