yourspace.com? google does it again

[jAQUAN]

Websites that are not social networks may still want to be social -- and now they can be, easily. With Google Friend Connect (see http://www.google.com/friendconnect following this evening's Campfire One), any website owner can add a snippet of code to his or her site and get social features up and running immediately without programming -- picking and choosing from built-in functionality like user registration, invitations, members gallery, message posting, and reviews, as well as third-party applications built by the OpenSocial developer community.

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[nordberg]

This is good news. We need someone with the depth of vision Google is known for to save the fickle-nature of the social network market. We can't do Friendster > MySpace > FaceBook > Twitter > FriendFeed forever - we'll never make the leep. The leep to social networks that do more than just connect...networks that accomplish actual things. That needs continuity (friend connect) and single sign-on (OpenID), so I think this announcement is interesting.

[Saint Benedetta]

argh, 404 on that friendconnect link...

i think that this is a good idea

[jAQUAN]

It's live now. Looks like an idea I had a while ago of an official internet license. Your e-card if you will. This is going to help their ad model kill off any competition.

[Saint Benedetta]

nice. i've just signed up for brisbanecreativeindustries.com

[nordberg]

I just blogged about it here:
http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/we...l-network.aspx

[lefteyewilly]

nice insight there nords.

other than their attempt (and eventual success) in bringing down other ad competition, do you think they're also trying to un-popularize myspace, facebook and the like? You know, kind being the Nirvana to 80's hair-metal?

[jAQUAN]

perfect analogy.