OpenSocial defines a common API for social applications across multiple
websites. Built from standard JavaScript and HTML, developers can create
applications with OpenSocial that access a social network's friends and
update feeds. By using a common API, developers can extend the reach of their
applications more quickly, yielding more functionality for users. [1]
This article will be covering all the aspects around the OpenSocial Practice
- from the basics of developing an application inside the Social Network
(Gadget Container) using the JavaScript API, passing over the use of the
RESTful API to code desktop or mobile applications or server-to-server
communication, to the implementation of Shindig in a social network so it can
be an OpenSocial Container that accepts thes... (more)