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Google has been pushing OpenSocial, a truly open (multiple provider) and deeper version of what Facebook is now offering, for over a year. It's a chicken or egg
by mcantelon 17y ago
Google has been pushing OpenSocial, a truly open (multiple provider) and deeper version of what Facebook is now offering, for over a year. It's a chicken or egg problem, however. FaceBook can deliver more traffic now, but the tradeoff it you end up helping promote FaceBook's ownership of the social graph.
- anshul 17y agoNo, the chicken and egg problem is not what is wrong with this one. I was one of those excited about open social pre-release but it's release was riddled with all kinds of problems[1]. If google had gotten it right at the start, it could have really taken off. If google can still get it right and demonstrate cleanly how one can make a secure open social based site, it still has a very good chance of taking off. It's a good idea but I am not so sure about this particular implementation and it's details. Google or somebody probably should do an OpenSocial 2. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSocial#Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSocial#Criticism