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Social Network Wars: Google + Everyone Else vs Facebook

In a move to bolster its attempt to add a social layer on top of the entire suite of Google services, Google yesterday joined other leading social networking players in introducing a common set of standards to allow software developers to write cross-network programs. According to The New York Times the sites in the OpenSocial alliance 'have a combined 100 million users, more than double the size of Facebook.'

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Paul Lamere commented on the 31 Oct 2007

What is happening is that Google is quickly becoming the globally recognized entity in charge or defining the evolution of the Web

PartoviPlayingToo commented on the 31 Oct 2007

Among the developers who are testing the program include key companies behind Facebook applications, such as music recommendation service iLike.

Update commented on the 31 Oct 2007

The APIs should be available shortly. Here's the link: [visit link]

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