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SightSpeed introduces video chat widget for OpenSocial sites

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sightspeed.pngSightSpeed Inc. is developing an easy-to-use, no-download version of its video chat service, called “SightSpeed Light,” that will run on a variety of online social networks, including those based on Google’s forthcoming OpenSocial platform.

SightSpeed developers are creating the application using Adobe Flash, making SightSpeed Light simple to integrate on a variety of platforms and enhancing its accessibility and usability.

Furthermore, in anticipation of greater opportunities for cross-application collaboration through OpenSocial, SightSpeed is inviting other developers who are building new applications with Google’s APIs to work with SightSpeed to create a fully immersed video experience within the applications they are developing.

SightSpeed Light will offer free video chat and integrated video mail between members of the same social network or anywhere on the Web. Because it’s built entirely using Flash, SightSpeed Light will work on any computer through any standards-based Web browser, with no downloads or installation required. Chatting with friends using video—and recording and sending them video messages—will literally be one click away.

SightSpeed plans to implement SightSpeed Light on MySpace, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Plaxo, Orkut, Hi5 and many other OpenSocial social networking sites.

Originally posted on January 8, 2008 @ 10:50 am

hi5 Launches New Music Applications By iLike and Qloud

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hi5.pnghi5 Networks announced the launch of two new music services on its social network through collaborations with iLike and Qloud. iLike and Qloud each launched an application on hi5 by leveraging the common set of OpenSocial APIs to deliver new music services to hi5’s more than 70 million registered members– making these the first applications using OpenSocial to go live on hi5.

The iLike application will enable hi5 users to post songs and videos on their profiles. Artists who previously had to maintain a separate presence on hi5 can now reach their fans on hi5 via the iLike Universal Artist Dashboard, which will also syndicate their content on other channels across the Web.

The Qloud My Music application will also now be available to the international hi5 population. By installing the My Music application, users can immediately see and legally play entire songs and videos from their complete iTunes libraries within their hi5 profile. My Music also allows users to see and play online the iTunes libraries of their friends, view and exchange playlists with their friends, browse and play the most popular songs among their social groups, and add their hi5 friends’ songs to their own hi5 profile libraries.

Originally posted on December 27, 2007 @ 6:54 am

Media giants team with Pluck to connect with Facebook and OpenSocial

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pluck.pngPluck Corporation will connect the Pluck SiteLife social media platform with Facebook and OpenSocial APIs to link the audiences of the world’s top media properties and social networking sites. As a result, Pluck customers, which include over 200 of the world’s largest media web sites, will be able to share social media contributions and audiences with top social networks, such as Facebook and MySpace. The first media companies to test and take advantage of the new APIs to expand their reach online include Gannett, Reuters, Discovery Communications, The Washington Post, The Economist, Freedom Interactive, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Rodale and Meredith Corporation.

The Pluck SiteLife integration with Facebook will be available to Pluck customers in Q1 2008, with support for OpenSocial available in mid-2008.

Pluck’s SiteLife Social Media Suite is the industry-leading solution for enabling rich interactivity and social networking for online publishers, brands and retailers. SiteLife includes a comprehensive set of capabilities for blogs, story comments, photo and video submissions, forums, ratings, recommendations and reviews, all tied together with social networking via user Personas.

Originally posted on November 28, 2007 @ 9:51 am

Userplane to release APIs supporting Google’s OpenSocial

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userplane.pngUserplane will be releasing OpenSocial APIs, allowing OpenSocial application developers to integrate Userplane apps, such as Webchat, Webmessenger and Webrecorder, within their applications.

These products can be completely integrated into the OpenSocial ecosystem, giving developers access to integrate any Userplane app into their OpenSocial application. Userplane also will release OpenSocial applications of its own, to showcase Userplane technology.

In addition, application developers can use the Userplane Money API to deliver ads within their OpenSocial applications. The revenue sharing system provides virtually instant payout for any volume of display ad units. Currently, Userplane serves tens of millions of daily ad impressions for Facebook developers, providing a very attractive and stable monetization strategy.

Originally posted on November 13, 2007 @ 12:09 pm