Facebook has set out a clear path to make the web social, and it’s extremely well-positioned to make that happen. But it’s not all bad news for competitors, even small startups — because the prospect of competing with Facebook is driving alliances to create open alternatives. Read More »
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A new open platform called XAuth is being released Monday by Meebo, with the support of Google, Microsoft, MySpace, Yahoo, JanRain, Disqus, and Gigya. XAuth detects whether or not a user is logged into web services elsewhere so a publisher can prominently display those preferred sites. Read More »
Adobe partnered with Gigya, a social widget maker, to offer a new service that lets advertisers and developers easily share their Flash-based applications across social, mobile and desktop platforms. The service, available today and called Flash Platform Services for Distribution, will enable developers… Read More »
