Comments on: Hey developers, win an invite to the MySpace apps party (with beer) http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:27:39 +0100 hourly 1 By: Ship’s Biscuit » Crashing the MySpace Developers Party http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-110367 Ship’s Biscuit » Crashing the MySpace Developers Party Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:03:59 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-110367 [...] much geared around the creative and new media industries. We successfully managed to gatecrash the MySpace application developer platform launch party which was going on downstairs. It was after the main speakers had finished so we didn’t catch [...] [...] much geared around the creative and new media industries. We successfully managed to gatecrash the MySpace application developer platform launch party which was going on downstairs. It was after the main speakers had finished so we didn’t catch [...]

]]> By: Adil Mohammed http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109889 Adil Mohammed Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:07:53 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109889 With OpenSocial being a much more flexible and open platform than FBML, I think it gives MySpace an edge over Facebook especially since developers will be able to develop apps across many sites just by having knowledge of one type of APIs, would be interesting to see how they use it to their advantage. Also, how they handle user security. With OpenSocial being a much more flexible and open platform than FBML, I think it gives MySpace an edge over Facebook especially since developers will be able to develop apps across many sites just by having knowledge of one type of APIs, would be interesting to see how they use it to their advantage. Also, how they handle user security.

]]> By: Sean Glass http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109886 Sean Glass Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:25:42 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109886 it's great to see MySpace getting into the platform game. Although the social graph data they have has differences from facebook, and is often less structured (facebook tries to collect "how" you know people), it will provide a powerful way for application developers to create new apps which will help groups of socially connected people accomplish things through MySpace - whether this is entertainment, a social movement, fundraising or more, providing myspace as a platform for action makes sense. Since they have a large audience, it doesn't matter that they may be "behind" facebook, app developers and startups will still take heed of their offering. it’s great to see MySpace getting into the platform game. Although the social graph data they have has differences from facebook, and is often less structured (facebook tries to collect “how” you know people), it will provide a powerful way for application developers to create new apps which will help groups of socially connected people accomplish things through MySpace – whether this is entertainment, a social movement, fundraising or more, providing myspace as a platform for action makes sense. Since they have a large audience, it doesn’t matter that they may be “behind” facebook, app developers and startups will still take heed of their offering.

]]> By: Jonathan Markwell http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109877 Jonathan Markwell Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:47:09 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109877 I was surprised that MySpace, as the largest most cash-rich social network didn't have the foresight to get into this game earlier. As a developer I'm glad to see them going down the Open Social route. Our clients want to create more of a presence on MySpace and we don't want to have to support dozens of different standards. However, if MySpace doesn't start using some of its resources to do some serious innovation of its own or make some inspired acquisitions, I think it will quickly find itself in the place Friends Reunited now is. I was surprised that MySpace, as the largest most cash-rich social network didn’t have the foresight to get into this game earlier. As a developer I’m glad to see them going down the Open Social route. Our clients want to create more of a presence on MySpace and we don’t want to have to support dozens of different standards. However, if MySpace doesn’t start using some of its resources to do some serious innovation of its own or make some inspired acquisitions, I think it will quickly find itself in the place Friends Reunited now is.

]]> By: Romain http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109873 Romain Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:26:34 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109873 Glad to see MySpace provides an ActionScript API, allows flash/flex app builder to tie in the social world. Great initiative. Glad to see MySpace provides an ActionScript API, allows flash/flex app builder to tie in the social world. Great initiative.

]]> By: zmarties http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109856 zmarties Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:13:21 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109856 Welcome back to the platform party - this time with some real structure. The OpenSocial basis is an attractive draw to developers, with its promise of write once, run in multiple locations. Simple RESTful API's make for a low barrier to entry - usable from both client and server based applications. Welcome back to the platform party – this time with some real structure.

The OpenSocial basis is an attractive draw to developers, with its promise of write once, run in multiple locations. Simple RESTful API’s make for a low barrier to entry – usable from both client and server based applications.

]]> By: Mike Butcher http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109717 Mike Butcher Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:56:25 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109717 Mike - Whoops! Editing that now :-) Mike – Whoops! Editing that now :-)

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-109711 Mike Robinson Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:46:15 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/05/hey-developers-win-an-invite-to-the-myspace-apps-party-with-beer/#comment-109711 "The deadline for entries is Wednesday, February 4th at 1pm" Yesterday was the 4th, a Monday. If it wasn't then boy were people wrong about my birthday! Count how many suggestions are for pirate/zombie apps ;) “The deadline for entries is Wednesday, February 4th at 1pm”

Yesterday was the 4th, a Monday. If it wasn’t then boy were people wrong about my birthday!

Count how many suggestions are for pirate/zombie apps ;)

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