Comments on: Checkmate? MySpace, Bebo and SixApart To Join Google OpenSocial (confirmed)

By: Analysis: Bebo Snubs Google With Facebook Platform Clone

Analysis: Bebo Snubs Google With Facebook Platform Clone — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:44:14 +0000

[…] it is a snub to Google. For all the promise of Google’s competing OpenSocial platform (which Bebo is also supporting), it is just not ready yet. Bebo’s embrace of Facebook says a lot about the true state of […]

By: wss.made4the.net: by Jeremy Thake

wss.made4the.net: by Jeremy Thake — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:58:30 +0000

Google OpenSocial storm brewing…

The OpenSocial site went live on Thursday and I’m sure will ……

By: Terbaik.Net » Blog Archive » MySpace Embraces DataPortability, Partners With Yahoo, Ebay And Twitter

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:54:00 +0000

[…] is a partner in Google’s OpenSocial project, but this is being done outside of that framework. MySpace […]

By: TechCrunch en français » MySpace rejoint le groupe de Dataportabilité et annonce des partenariats avec Yahoo, Ebay et Twitter

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:38:26 +0000

[…] est impliqué dans OpenSocial mais cela ne concernera pas ce nouveau projet. MySpace affirme qu’ils […]

By: MySpace Embraces DataPortability, Partners With Yahoo, Ebay And Twitter | DougsTech.com - Tech News, Reviews, and Guides

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:35:50 +0000

[…] is a partner in Google’s OpenSocial project, but this is being done outside of that framework. MySpace […]

By: MySpace Embraces Data Portability, Partners With Yahoo, Ebay And Twitter

MySpace Embraces Data Portability, Partners With Yahoo, Ebay And Twitter — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:09:59 +0000

[…] is a partner in Google’s OpenSocial project, but this is being done outside of that framework. MySpace […]

By: Imeem lance sa plateforme pour développeurs…sans OpenSocial

Imeem lance sa plateforme pour développeurs…sans OpenSocial — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:46:28 +0000

[…] l’instant. De nombreux tiraillements ont lieux. Hier, le réseau social de musique, imeem (un membre original de OpenSocial) a lancé son propre kit de developpement pour les développeurs qui veulent créer […]

By: Terbaik.Net » Blog Archive » Imeem Makes Its Own Platform Play For Music Apps. Who’s OpenSocial?

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:59:58 +0000

[…] think again. More splintering is occurring. Tonight, rising music social network imeem (an original member of OpenSocial) is releasing its own software development kit for programmers to create applications on imeem. […]

By: TechCrunch en français » Imeem lance sa plateforme pour développeurs...sans OpenSocial

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:58:21 +0000

By: Yahoo To Join OpenSocial in April, Microsoft Groans.

Yahoo To Join OpenSocial in April, Microsoft Groans. — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:15:50 +0000

[…] previous reports that Yahoo is talking to Google about joining OpenSocial, we are now hearing that the decision has been made and that it will be announced in April. […]

By: Market Diffusion of Online Social Networks | Seph Skerritt's Blog

Market Diffusion of Online Social Networks | Seph Skerritt's Blog — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:08:33 +0000

[…] In November 2007, MySpace committed to the Open Social standard developed by Google allowing third parties to develop applications that run on MySpace and other social networks such as Bebo, Ning, Plaxo and Six Apart. Similar to Facebook, Myspace has also announced a developer platform. […]

By: Rumor: Is Google About to Buy Bebo For $1 Billion To $1.5 Billion? Or Will it Be MySpace?

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:46:32 +0000

[…] is already part of Google’s OpenSocial platform, even though it embraced Facebook’s competing platform also. You can bet that […]

By: Google Poaching Beacon Partners For “Universal Activity Stream”

Google Poaching Beacon Partners For “Universal Activity Stream” — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:00:35 +0000

[…] them as a line of text in your personal activity feed on Google or an OpenSocial partner site like MySpace or Bebo. Within Google, for instance, these feeds could appear in Gmail, iGoogle, or Google Reader. The […]

By: Henry Hutton

Henry Hutton — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:57:38 +0000

I dunno, I still love Facebook. Trying out those little apps and having half of them fail is getting addictive. Looking for my Facebook and Myspace pages in Google search keeps me busy for hours. Myspace is winning the advertising battle with Facebook, which I’ve blogged about as well and included your points. This is fun stuff, and keep up the good work.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:38:56 +0000

hey bebo is the best website ever:L:P:D

By: ordronacel

ordronacel — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:23:35 +0000

monric

By: bilgi yarışması

bilgi yarışması — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:54:11 +0000

thanks

By: Google presents OpenSocial at Josh Brammer

Google presents OpenSocial at Josh Brammer — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:53:52 +0000

[…] Learn more about the implications of OpenSocial over at TechCrunch. […]

By: Bebo’s Big Push Into Video

Bebo’s Big Push Into Video — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:51:00 +0000

[…] Members will be able to create and share their own video and music playlists. And media companies will get their own profile pages. (Note that this announcement is separate from Bebo’s participation in Google’s OpenSocial platform). […]

By: Lawrence Goldstein

Lawrence Goldstein — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:35:36 +0000

Checkmate! Game over. Facebook is toast! Why? Because if Facebook joins Google’s OpenSocial they would be admitting defeat and become just another sheep in Google’s herd but if they don’t join they will die a slow and painful death. Why?Because Google is offering to host the apps that developers create on it’s platform which means developers don’t have to pay for hosting fees or bandwidth. Many apps that became popular on Facebook caused their owners more money to maintain due to increased bandwidth than they were making from ads. As a result few saw any real profits.This addresses that problem. I can’t help but wonder what the executives who defected from Goggle to Facebook when Facebook was the flavor of the week are thinking now. Probably something like…oh s___!what have I done! Make no mistake this is a killer app. Advertisers only care about the bottom line and who can deliver it best. Thousands of websites using the same common API(not a day will go by from this day forward without a major website announcing they’re joining Googles/Myspace OpenSocial)or one website,Facebook using a variation of HTML that’s not compatible with anything. Myspace and Google together is a unbeatable one two punch. Besides, Facebook is still on a learning curve as can be seen by how they are constantly changing their developers documentation and rules for conducting business on the platform not to mention apps disappearing into thin air. Google/Myspace is the gold standard and will implement OpenSocial much more smoothly. Google/Myspace was in the widget game way before Facebook opened up to developers only six months ago. Facebook is a walled garden and it indiscriminately picks and chooses which apps get high visibility while it tweaks it’s platform to keep other apps from succeeding. Also they deny apps submission into their directory on a whim thus a large underground subset of apps some of which are very popular will migrate from Facebook where they were denied entry for no apparent reason over to Google/Myspace. Facebook belongs to a bunch of nouveau riche wannabe stuckup spoiled brats who thought they had the world on a string. Now they must eat humble pie and bow down and kiss the ring that is Google/Myspace. Oh well,so much for Facebooks 15 billion dollar valuation. They’ll be lucky if they can get 1 billion now. Why develope on Facebook which claims to have 50 million members when you can develope on Google’s/Myspace platform which has 200 million members…do the math. Stick a fork in it! Facebook is toast!

By: thinks

thinks — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:29:00 +0000

Google’s OpenSocial pulls rug from under Facebook and Microsoft and how MicroFace will respond….

OK, maybe I was wrong about Microsoft’s investment into Facebook looking cheap. Google’s OpenSocial announcement may have just pulled the rug from under MicroFace. Big time.
One of the big knocks on Facebook of late is that it reminds folk…

By: Jimmy Laslow

Jimmy Laslow — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:38:02 +0000

I signed up for facebook the week of of October 22, 2007 to see what all the fuss is about. Definately the only reason I signed up was all the hype that TechCrunch has been making on the Microsoft equity stake. I had to see how Facebook was worth $15B.

OK. In a nutshell is good for voyeurism: seeing and finding out what people (co-workers, friends, acquaintances, classmates, etc) are up to and goggling at those HOT chicks you have a crush on.

Also it is great to find out about events that your various network groups are having. However, it is very much geared to the college crowd. I didn’t find it really geared for alumni of universities. Strong bias towards current students.

I still think Life 1.0 (meeting friends in real life and hanging out) and Email 1.0 (HTML email and email listServ’s) are capable of producing more real connections. And are worth more (i.e., are capable of producing produce stronger ties.

However, Facebook has pieced together the old Yahoo Photos, Briefcase App, Yahoo Calendar, and Email in a neat package aimed at the college crowd.

It is obvious a fad and I will look to milk this and make some “coin” while it lasts.

Jimmy

By: Fat Pitch Financials

Fat Pitch Financials — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:33:09 +0000

October Turnaround for the Fat Pitch Financials Port…

The Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio had a great month in October. My portfolio was up 8.35% in October, 5.82% of which came within the last week. The S&P 500 only returned 0.26% over this same period.
What really cheered me up was that the Fat …

By: Mike Abundo

Mike Abundo — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:56:03 +0000

Facebook’s main draw was its API. Microsoft just spent $240M for nothing.

By: Geek And Poke

Geek And Poke — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:55:04 +0000

Zuckerbergs Nightmare…

Big party at OpenSocial and Facebook is not invited (see TechCrunch and TechCrunch)….