http://www.sociablecode.com OpenSocial News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:39:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Things are moving at a snails pace, *yawn*: http://code.google.com/p/opensocial-framework/downloads/list Please note: This framework is compatible with the 0.7 OpenSocial specification only and has been throughly tested and also compatible with all the major OpenSocial containers: MySpace, hi5, and Orkut. I am not entirely sure how many of you have probably already written in-house ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/07/11/opensocial-framework-v10/ Today MySpace announced a series of changes to their platform, changes that make many of the application developers angry and possibly depressed. In fact, I would say that developers themselves are becoming fatigued by the extraordinary amount of rules, regulations, and discrepancies that we face collectively. It feels like every ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/05/20/myspaces-cares-developers-fatigued-where-is-the-balance/ Source: http://opensocial-and-gadgets-spec.googlegroups.com/web/1-OpenSocial_0_8_Release_Notes.html?gda=x--sMVQAAACm0728fg2CW3_CoKlLDx-aChq5Kc1lWGJ-v8ummsbNaWG1qiJ7UbTIup-M2XPURDTdDqZ8CspOzx7w8nEg3iE2_gR-PHt22fWilkeZ8K1gKITIXwSHFlc31AV7pr2W3Bo Release Notes for v0.8 (DRAFT) This document describes the significant additions and changes in version 0.8 of the OpenSocial API. All features are covered in the API Reference (v0.8). OpenSocial specification changes RESTful API. The OpenSocial ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/05/16/opensocial-08-finalizing-heres-a-draft/ I am not entirely sure whether people pass off security articles, they've always intrigued me. I suggest you don't skip this one whether you're involved in OpenSocial or not. Before I get into the meat of the article, a few things need to be understood, notably what is XSS and CSRF? ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/05/15/opensocial-a-global-unparalleled-security-risk/ It's now been a few weeks, things are settling on hi5 at last. According the engineers over there, a new notifications system has been implemented (pushed on Monday) something along the lines of an actual queue system. The changes they have made definitely show, not just in how our applications ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/30/hi5-dominates-opensocial-while-the-rest-stagnant/ Max Newbould (signal_loss) popped in the channel today. He's parading around Asia hyping up the MySpace Development Platform trying to get more developers, talk about the platform, etc. It didn't take me long to emphasize the slow development, problems, and qualms that I was having with the developement platform these last ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/17/myspace-virality-api-requestsendmessage-april-30th/ This is a quick overview of what's happening in the beautiful, frustrating, and highly hyped OpenSocial machine: hi5: 1. Much better growth than MySpace, growth rates rise everyday. The only container that actually has viral growth! (Orkut's 1% of Estonia does not count) 2. Stability issues occasionally that might be fixed now. This ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/15/quick-opensocial-run-down/ <Param name="invitePingUrl" value="http://host/path"/> Try it out... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/07/hi5-lifecycle-uninstall-ping/ We're a few days into the first full-scale release of an OpenSocial implementation. Look what's happening; this is no joke. Developers who made the initial hi5 gallery, and who took advantage of the viral channels offered by the network, are watching with keen interest as their servers heat up... Talk in the ... http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/05/opensocial-viral-at-last/ <Optional feature="hi5-lifecycle"> <Param name="installPingUrl" value="....URL here..."/> <Param name="removePingUrl" value="....URL here..."/> </Optional> This and other hi5 OpenSocial Extensions. http://www.sociablecode.com/2008/04/04/hi5-lifecycle-uninstall-and-install-ping-params/