OpenSocial

OpenSocial provides a common set of APIs 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.

In order for developers to get started immediately, Orkut has opened a limited sandbox that you can use to start building apps using the OpenSocial APIs.

OpenSocial Stack

OpenSocial is built upon Google Gadget technology, so you can build a great, viral social app with little to no serving costs. With the Google Gadget Editor and a simple key/value API, you can build a complete social app with no server at all. Of course, you can also host your application on your own servers if you prefer. In all cases, Google's gadget caching technology can ease your bandwidth demands should your app suddenly become a worldwide success.

OpenSocial是包括Google, MySpace在内的一些合作伙伴共同设计的API框架，这个框架可以支持用相似的语法来访问不同的网站，从而降低应用开发的难度。

Apache Shindig - an Apache incubator project for OpenSocial and gadgets

Links

• http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/
• http://opensocialapis.blogspot.com/
• http://docs.huihoo.com/opensocial/
• OpenSocial讲座的幻灯片： http://www.slideshare.net/kurrik/opensocial-tech-talk-beijing-chinese-presentation/
• OpenSocial Templates Demo
• OpenSocial Dev App
• 使用 Opensocial 客户端接口进行小应用的开发