OpenSocial
Sign in to saveOpenSocial is a public specification that outlines a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) for web applications. Initially designed for social network applications, it was developed collaboratively by Google, MySpace and other social networks. It has since evolved into a runtime environment that allows third-party components, regardless of their trust level, to operate within an existing web application.
Key facts
- Software.name
- OpenSocial
- Software.logo
- Open Social Logo.png
- Software.latest release version
- 2.5.1
- Software.programming language
- Java, PHP, C#, JavaScript, HTML
- Software.genre
- Web application framework
- Software.license
- Apache License 2.0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- software
- Owned by
- Yahoo
- Creator
- Myspace
- Official website
- www.opensocial.org
- Image
- Opensocial.jpg
- Has use
- web framework
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- copyright license
- Apache License
- programmed in
- Java
- Commons category
- OpenSocial
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Structure
- History
- Background
- Development
- Implementation
- Usage
- Friendster
- hi5
- MySpace
- Security issues
- Release versions
- Criticism of initial release
- Version 2.5.1
- Version 2.5.0
- Version 2.0.1
- Version 2.0.0
- Version 1.1.0
- Version 1.0.0
- Version 0.9.0
- Version 0.8.1
- Version 0.8.0
- Version 0.7.0
- Version 0.6.0
- Version 0.5.0
- References
OpenSocial is a public specification that outlines a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) for web applications. Initially designed for social network applications, it was developed collaboratively by Google, MySpace and other social networks. It has since evolved into a runtime environment that allows third-party components, regardless of their trust level, to operate within an existing web application.
The OpenSocial Foundation has integrated or supported various Open Web technologies, including OAuth and OAuth 2.0, Activity Streams, and Portable Contacts. Since its inception on November 1, 2007, applications that implement the OpenSocial APIs can interoperate with any social network system that supports them.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “OpenSocial” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.