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OpenSocial API Blog

A blog for OpenSocial developers.


OpenSocial now friends with PHP, Java, Ruby, and PythonDecember 17 2008
With more and more containers introducing server-to-server APIs based on the OpenSocial REST and RPC protocols (think MySpace, LinkedIn, Plaxo, orkut, and iGoogle just for starters), it has never been a better time to jump into OpenSocial development. These new protocols allow you to write engaging social applications for these containers using the language of your choice -- JavaScript is no longer the only option.

To help you get started using the OpenSocial REST and RPC protocols, we have assembled a set of client libraries for PHP, Java, Ruby and Python. Each library enables developers to retrieve profile information and persistent data from supporting containers without having to concern themselves with managing network connections, signing requests, or other lower-level details. To check out the code, point your browsers to the Source tab linked from each project's home page:



OpenSocial's birthday wrap-up: it's good to be oneNovember 25 2008
A little over a week ago, the OpenSocial Foundation celebrated -- along with 250+ close friends -- the one year anniversary of the introduction of OpenSocial. It was a great opportunity for everyone involved to get together and reflect on the past year, brainstorm about what's in store for the next year, and write a bunch of code.

To wrap things up, there were several good sessions:
  • OpenSocial State of the Union [ VIDEO | SLIDES ]
  • OpenSocial 0.9 Preview [ VIDEO | SLIDES ]
  • Several app developers sharing their experiences and tips
  • Updates from more than a dozen OpenSocial containers
  • Demos of tools available that improve the OpenSocial developer experience
  • Breakout sessions about OpenSocial 0.9, various app architectures, and using OpenSocial "outside" containers
  • The day after, there was also a well-attended deep dive to discuss the prototypes for OpenSocial 0.9
You can find links to all the videos and presentations on the OpenSocial Birthday agenda, and on the


OpenSocial Foundation: The Election Results Are in!November 6 2008
The OpenSocial Foundation community representatives election has concluded. With 311 eligible voters and 213 valid ballots cast, the community has selected Jay Parikh, and Joseph Smarr to serve as the two community representatives for this year's board. Congratulations to Jay and Joseph!

By way of introduction...

A bit about Jay Parikh:

Mr. Parikh is passionate about technology, platforms, and leading innovative product development. Currently, Mr. Parikh is the Senior Vice President of Product Engineering at Ning where he oversees the product development, engineering, and operations teams. This team is responsible for creating and scaling Ning's social networking platform that today powers nearly 500,000 social networks. Prior to joining Ning, Mr. Parikh was the Vice President of Engineering at Akamai Technologies. During his nine years at Akamai, Mr. Parikh led the product engineering teams responsible for many of the distributed delivery and acceleration solutions used by the majority of Akamai’s customers.


A bit about Joseph Smarr:

Joseph Smarr is Chief Platform Architect at Plaxo. He is currently leading Plaxo’s “Open Social Web” initiative to put users back in control of who they know when using socially-enabled sites by using open data-sharing standards. An active participant in the Web 2.0 community, Joseph has built web applications for many years, including Plaxo’s onl









51.com 开放平台 launches OpenSocial to 31M+ unique usersNovember 5 2008
The 51.com platform team announced that the 51.com Developer Platform launched OpenSocial support on Oct. 18, and successfully ran a live OpenSocial app called Emote developed by RockYou, becoming the first large-scale social networking site in China to successfully do so.

The 51.com Developer Platform currently supports OpenSocial APIs for accessing user and friends' profile info and enables application development using the OpenSocial 0.7 JavaScript API. 51.com plans to continue adding features to their OpenSocial platform, starting with support for the REST and RPC protocols, as defined in OpenSocial 0.8.1.

For those interested in developing OpenSocial applications, you may implement your creative ideas on the 51.com Developer Platform, gaining instant access to 31.5 million active users on 51.com.

To learn more about OpenSocial application development on 51.com, go to the OpenSocial developer community on the 51.com Developer Platform.

51.com provides social networking services to Chinese users worldwide. It is the fastest growing social network in China and has consistently taken a leadership role in providing products and services and advancing related technologies in the social networking industry.

51.com currently has 130









Reminder - OpenSocial Foundation - Join Today, Vote by Monday and Party afterOctober 29 2008
The OpenSocial Foundation's Community Representative election is underway, as we announced last week. If you're not already a member of the foundation and are interested in joining, you must submit the OpenSocial Foundation membership application (it's free) by 11:59 PM PDT Wednesday, October 29 in order to be eligible to vote.

You'll hear back within about a day after you submit your application, and you then have until 11:59 PM PDT on Monday, November 3rd to vote in the election. If you want to read more about the candidates before the election, please see the candidates info page. You can also chat about the election in the OpenSocial Community group.

After you're done voting, be sure to join us at MySpace in San Francisco on November 13th to celebrate OpenSocial's first birthday, code, party and discuss the future of OpenSocial. More information and a link to the RSVP form is available in the announcement blog post. Hope to see you there.

Posted by Ryan Boyd on behalf of the OpenSocial Foundation