Is Google trying to control user’s data in OpenSocial?
In response to Dave Winer stating that he doesn’t think Google’s OpenSocial approach will work let me point out that Google is indeed not trying to control end-user’s data.
They are leaving that to each and every social network ‘host’ that supports and participates in this ‘open community’ (which is how it has ot be IMHO.) That’s where the user accountd area nd the user’s data and social graphs. Not in Google.
Google is simply facilitating the inter-connection of hosts (social networks) with developers (applications) with their OpenSocial APIs. I believe.
Unless anyone can tell me anything different?
October 31st, 2007 at 5:33 pm
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November 1st, 2007 at 1:24 am
The big question I have is whether this is a Google tax on development time, or whether it will be genuinely useful. And unfortunately we won’t know until a few months down the line. We certainly don’t know, a few hours *before* the real announcement.
Remember Google Base? Was there any point in spending time working with it?