April 1st, 2008Hi5 goes OpenSocial

Hi5 release their OpenSocial platform to the general public.

Yesterday, Hi5 released their OpenSocial platform to the general public. It joins Myspace and a few other sites in finalising their OpenSocial implementation. The first 100 approved apps will be given free hosting as well as free translation into spanish. There is one aspect of this announcement/implementation that make it different from some of the other touted social networks (Facebook, Myspace) out there. Hi5's main audience is based in Asia and Latin America. By extension the incentive to develop on this platform will probably come from developers/companies wishing to target this demographic. It remains to be see how this will bear out, but this is definitely good in terms of where the social web is headed.

The video below is from Hi5's OpenSocial Hackathon last month.

September 24th, 2008 Thursday Read.

A selection of online articles for your thursday read.

September 21st, 2008 Sunday Remainders

A collection of articles/posts on the social networking world on the 21st of september.

August 7th, 2008 Facebook's Iphone App.

Facebook’s Iphone Application.

August 7th, 2008 F8 08 Summary

On the 23rd of July 08, facebook held their annual showcase with the developer community. In the past its often been used to make major announcements that affected the platform. This year’s event was held at the San Francisco Design Center 635 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94301. Below is a summary.

July 9th, 2008 Reporting on Mashed08.

As some of you know, we at SocioApps attended the Beeb’s Mashed08 event held on the 22nd of June. Here a composition of reporting on the event.