Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 28, 2010

For many Google has become the patron saint of open source, and the number of open source projects Google supports or directly develops seems to increase every day. OpenSocial. Unlike other proprietary social network application platforms, OpenSocial is free and open.

Open Source 151

Open Source Project OpenSocial Google 151

Stay N' Alive

MAY 9, 2011

OpenSocial Support. Wordpress has plugins, but Google uses the standardized OpenSocial API , along with Google Gadgets , to provide an interface to Widgets and other features within the blog. To code a customized feature, I just need to know a little OpenSocial (which works with many other sites), and boom! It's proprietary.

OpenSocial 111

OpenSocial WordPress Blogger Hosting 111

Stay N' Alive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

.&# Now, I don’t think all walled gardens will die – Ev William’s own original startup, Blogger.com , remained closed in a time where sites like LiveJournal and WordPress were going completely open source and it was still bought by Google. That’s a really powerful concept!

Platform 83

Platform OpenSocial Open Source API 83

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The software development community -- especially the open source community -- has long used "bounties" to help lure developers to certain tasks. Cofundos.org is focused specifically on open source software, but the team behind it has indicated that they plan to adapt the concept to other areas, including beyond software development.

Crowdsourcing 245

Crowdsourcing Software Project Forums 245