The web is better when it's social
The web is more interesting when you can build apps that easily interact with your friends and colleagues. But with the trend
towards more social applications also comes a growing list of site-specific APIs that developers must learn.
OpenSocial defines a common API for social applications across multiple websites. With standard JavaScript and HTML,
developers can create apps that access a social network's friends and update feeds.
On this site you'll find information about how you can run your OpenSocial apps in Google products like iGoogle and orkut. For general docs on OpenSocial, check out the community
wiki
and the official site at
opensocial.org
.
Many sites, one API
A common API means you have less to learn to build for multiple websites. OpenSocial is currently being developed by a broad set of
members of the web community. The ultimate goal is for any social website to be able to implement the API and host 3rd party
social applications. There are many websites that support OpenSocial, including hi5,
LinkedIn, MySpace, Netlog, Ning, orkut, and Yahoo! Check out the full list of
OpenSocial containers
.