Amanda Natividad
Oct 3, 2008 12:56 PM
Making like Bebo, Friendster has announced it now supports both Facebook’s code and OpenSocial, CNET reports. The move effectively enables Fbook app developers to port their apps to Friendster and to choose between Fbook and *Google’s* OpenSocial APIs when launching apps on Fbook. Last year, Friendster launched its developer platform…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Mar 9, 2008 1:09 PM
When Google (NSDQ: GOOG) launched its Open Social initiative last November with an impressive roster of industry partners, pundits hardly took a breath before writing Facebook’s obit. That was premature. In the intervening months, things have been pretty quiet on this front, prompting some to use the dreaded vaporware tag…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Dec 12, 2007 5:00 PM
Facebook is ready to counterattack Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) OpenSocial. The site revealed today that its Facebook Platform would be made available to other social networking sites, allowing developers to easily port Facebook apps to sites that adopt the standard. Facebook’s Ami Vora explained the move on the company’s developer site:…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 1, 2007 5:40 PM
More details are seeping out about Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) intergalactic OpenSocial alliance ... The latest news out of Mountain View, where a developers’ conference is underway: MySpace officially is on board, complete with a press conference featuring CEO Chris DeWolfe. This isn’t shocking. After all, Google has a $900 million…
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David Kaplan
Oct 31, 2007 6:17 AM
Last week, Facebook thwarted Google (NSDQ: GOOG) by accepting Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) $240 million offer for a minority stake in the company. Now, instead of investing in the social net, Google is aligning with other community sites to take on Facebook’s successful efforts to get developers to create programs designed…
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