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Rejection of Social Media API by JCP Expert Group Members Sparks Debate On Innovation
When the JCP rejected JSR 357 (Social Media API) in an 8 to 5 vote, members criticised it for being too broad in scope and not taking sufficient account of security and the mobile space. However, members favouring the proposal indicated this was a political move and impedes innovation.
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Bringing in Social Content to Custom Applications with Apache Shindig
This article discusses how an OpenSocial implementation, Apache Shindig, can be used to alleviate some commonly-encountered issues with implementing OpenSocial gadgets. Topics covered include the OpenSocial standard, Shindig architecture, how Shindig can be used to bring social networking content to an application, and usage of Shindig for OpenSocial enablement of the Gypsii social network.