OpenSocial - Google

Google announces the new social networking initiative "OpenSocial".

It is a set of common APIs that application developers can use to create applications that work on any social networks who join hands with Google.

OpenSocial is a set of three common APIs to access core functions and information at social networks:

== > Profile Information (member data, like interests, place, hobbies, etc.)
== > Friends Information (social network)
== > Activities (day today things that happen, like News Feed)

Sure, this may address the difficulties that developers are facing to deploy the widgets on Facebook. The main issue with the Facebook is the limitations with their own FBML (Facebook markup language).

Google has collaborated with some of the key Facebook app companies Flikster, iLike, Rock You & Slide to work with them on OpenSocial.

Adobe Max 2007, Sun Sachs of AOL on AIR applications

Sun Sachs is the Director of Key Experiences, AOL Interactive Design and Development.
In short my team :)

Do U smoke? U Got To Watch This...

Funny video clips are a click away

Think now, save urself and others!

Facebook Valued at 15 BILLION Dollars

Microsoft has invested $240 million in Facebook at a valuation of $15 billion and gets the rights to sell third-party ads on the Facebook network. It is 1.6 percent stake.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg must be on cloud nine now :)

Google lost their battle to Microsoft in getting rights to acquire this percent of stake. Earlier in 2006, Terry Semel then the CEO of Yahoo, tried to buy Facebook for $1billion, but it was turned down by Zuckerburg.


Should Google be afraid of Facebook?

Adobe Media Player

Adobe is coming up with yet another amazing product AMP!



Adobe Media Player (AMP) is a desktop version of media player to deliver online & offline rich video content.

It is built on FMS(Flash Media Server), AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) and other content protection technologies.

I just downloaded it from Adobe labs and it looks pretty neat. Easy to use!

U need to have AIR runtime installed in your system to use this player.

The controls to search, add and to view the content are

* Catalog
to search for new Internet TV shows and video podcasts to add to your Favorite Shows.

* My Favorite Shows
Automatically download new episodes of your favorite Internet TV shows and video podcasts.

* My New Episodes
Quickly manage and play a list of new episodes from your favorite Internet TV shows and video podcasts.

* My Saved Videos
Gather and manage your personal collection of Flash videos.

* Downloads
Stream, download, manage, and play rich media content. Double click on any FLV file to play it in AMP.

* My Settings
U add ur info here, this is for the advertisers to show content as per your interests mentioned.

Rock vs Steve Austin

This is one of my favorite WWF matches.

I still remember me collecting the cards of WWF in my school days. Thanks to my friend Sumit, I just got this video from his orkut profile. Too good match!

Vodafone Ad

One of the best commercials I've seen, wat a thot? amazing!! It says all..
Looks so real...I wonder whether this is a pure Sfx/Vfx?

Any info on this?

AOL Top100 Desktop Widget

Wow, another widget! but this is for desktop from AOL. You can browse 100 videos with a cool UI, ofcourse sans browsers :)

It is built in AS3 & AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) formerly Apollo.
The widget was screened at the Adobe AIR beta2 launch at Chicago.

AOL Widgets

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