For those of you with Facebook accounts, feel free to drop on by the Krunker group which I just created today. Yup.. I had a day off from work so I thought I’d catch up on things related to Krunker since it’s been a bit quiet around here recently. No worries though - it’s November which means the holiday shopping season will begin in earnest soon. Soo.. if you’re a fan of our site and you want to join in on discussions about all things technology or gadget related, look us up over at Facebook!
Google to launch OpenSocial - an open API for social networks
Open, open API’s are all the rage these days. Most every major web 2.0 player offers some sort of open API platform that let’s others tap into their technology. Just look at Facebook alone. Ever since the company opened up it’s social networking website to application developers out there, Facebook users have been deluged with thousands of applications. How many times has someone given you a SuperPoke, or a Vampire Bite of some sort? Heck - how many of you are playing Scrabble online? Creating a website is merely the beginning for many of these online companies. It’s about creating the plumbing for future applications that others have yet to consider developing. Case in point? Look at Google has they’ve announced a new API initiative called OpenSocial. The concept is fairly simple. Write web applications that use the OpenSocial API and any website that utilizes OpenSocial will be able to use your application. “Write once and run anywhere”.
OpenSocial is designed specifically for application developers who want to target the social networking scene popularized by the likes of Friendster, LinkedIn, hi5 etc. As of now, Facebook and MySpace have not joined the initiative. You can check out more about OpenSocial at http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial
Kontrib.com’s Amazon.com gift certificate contest
Hey folks. I thought I’d throw up a quick blurb about a new promotional contest going on at Kontrib.com. To celebrate the website’s six month anniversary, Kontrib is giving away one free Amazon.com $50 dollar gift certificate each week for the next eight weeks. To enter into the contest, all you need to do is register on Kontrib.com. If you want to improve your chances of winning, simply use Kontrib.com on a daily basis. The more you use it, the better the odds of you winning. Here’s how it works:
For every 100 points you earn at Kontrib.com, you will receive one entry into the weekly contest. Thus the more points you accumulate, the more entries you get and the better the odds of you winning the 50 dollar Amazon gift certificate.
Owners of blogs and online publications should definitely consider using Kontrib.com as it’s a great way to expand the readership of your site. Your submitted content will automatically be translated into multiple languages providing additional reach for your content.
It’s been fun helping to create Kontrib.com over the last several months and I hope more and more people will find it a useful way to follow what’s going on in the world as well as a way to disseminate information to others.
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