The unofficial directory of the 'OpenSocial Alliance' (26 companies and counting)
It seems as though barely an hour passes where some other company doesn't go public with its plans to support Google's recently announced OpenSocial framework and it's getting hard to keep track of them. Not only that, how do we refer to "them" (at last count, 24 26 of them). So, to make this easier for everyone trying to keep track of the growing roster of supporters of OpenSocial, I've developed a directory of companies that have embraced the OpenSocial framework and I'm referring to them as the OpenSocial Alliance.
I think the name "OpenSocial Alliance" seems appropriate given how this is starting to shape up into a large group of online companies against Microsoft and FaceBook (at least until one or both of the latter two companies decide to embrace OpenSocial). The blogosphere and mainstream media are riddled with commentary on the gauntlet that both Google and MySpace threw down yesterday.
Anyway, I've posted the directory to the Mashup Camp wiki so that if you know of a company that's not on the list (it's probably not complete), you can add it pretty easily. Also, I've provided nested linkage (under each company name) to additional information that's either available from the company itself or that was posted onto the Web (ie: links to ZDNet, TechCrunch, Scobleizer, etc.).
<sidebar>We've got a Mashup Camp coming up in Dublin, Ireland starting on Nov 10th where OpenSocial is sure to be one of the hot topics. If you're interested in coming, here's more information</sidebar>
So far, as best as I can tell, this is the list (if it's not complete and you add it to the wiki --- I'm watching the wiki through its RSS feed, you can too):
- MySpace
- Salesforce.com
- Ning
- Plaxo
- Beebo
- Amiando
- SixApart
- Hi5
- Flixster
- Viadeo
- Ecademy
- Engage
- Friendster
- Hyves
- imeem
- Oracle
- Tianji
- Oberon Media
- MuseStorm
- NewsGator
- Famundo
- Indeed.com
- Shelfari
Again, if you know of other companies that I didn't include in the list, feel free to let me know at david.berlind@cnet.com or you can go into the wiki and update it yourself!