OpenSocial isn't open
So, I'm back from a technology-free weekend, and completely missed the hype over OpenSocial. I had a quick read of the API last night. What stands out? The closed approach:
"So, here's an OPEN API, which we've closedly developed with a few SELECTED partners. Come and develop for us. It's built upon Google Gadgets, so you can do anything. Did I say anything? I have the nagging feeling we forgot something."
There's no developer documentation for the OpenSocial backend. No social networks other than the selected partners can join the fray.
OpenSocial is not open. It's as closed as Facebook's API.[1]
[1] The documentation page refers to an SPI (Service Provider Interface), and an SDK. No release dates. The developers group page yesterday returned lots of results for "SPI" queries, with people complaining about the non-release of OpenSocial (it's incomplete to say the least). Today, these results have disappeared.
"So, here's an OPEN API, which we've closedly developed with a few SELECTED partners. Come and develop for us. It's built upon Google Gadgets, so you can do anything. Did I say anything? I have the nagging feeling we forgot something."
There's no developer documentation for the OpenSocial backend. No social networks other than the selected partners can join the fray.
OpenSocial is not open. It's as closed as Facebook's API.[1]
[1] The documentation page refers to an SPI (Service Provider Interface), and an SDK. No release dates. The developers group page yesterday returned lots of results for "SPI" queries, with people complaining about the non-release of OpenSocial (it's incomplete to say the least). Today, these results have disappeared.
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