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Stephen Downes

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I can't even begin to describe the chaos on the discussion lists following the release of OpenSocial. To put it in a nutshell: it's a way for people to write applications that will play inside social networks like Orkut. But it is not a mechanism for a single-signon or any of the distributed social network features people have been looking for. Anyhow, there's a lot of coverage, highlights of which follow. This item looks at Google SocialStream. Also, reports are coming in that OpenSocial will also impact on Google's foray into the cellphone market. More from ZDNet on the Open Handset Alliance.

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