Publishing widgets on OpenSocial

To reiterate, the purpose of social networks is to create online communities where people can meet one another and find others who share their interests. Social is forcing such rapid discovery and innovation in commerce that its forcing businesses to revisit their basics often.

With the incredible influence that the Internet has today, and millions of people using social networking sites daily, it is no surprise that it is the basis for most social networking services. Many of today's companies rely on the power and influence of social networks to sell their products and services.

Companies today are even developing applications specifically targeted toward certain social networks. Imaginea knows the unique challenges that social networking applications can pose, and we have the experience to deal with them. We have created OpenSocial applications specifically designed to run on all social networks and independent sites, which neutralize the restrictions put on developers by languages specific to some social networking sites. The screens or features of one application were developed as widgets so that they could be used on any independent site.

With the following OpenSocial 2.0 features, business and personal apps can truly enjoy a 'social context' taking full advantage of the tenets of open social computing standards:

1. Embedded Experiences: Incorporation of another service's experience directly into an OpenSocial container.
2. Activity Streams: With JSON support and wide adoption, Activity Streams are a potent replacement to the Activity construct.
3. Mobile Support: Support for various form factors and access to local device capabilities will provide for superior mobile user experience.
4. OpenSearch Support: Extending OpenSocial container's search capabilities, OpenSearch transcends applications.
5. OAuth 2.0: Secure connections between applications are even easier and safer than before.

Imaginea's experience and expertise can ensure that your applications targeted at social network users, will reach the intended audience even at peak site traffic times and will provide a positive user experience that they won't soon forget.