Tag Archives: social networking

Sample App For OpenSocial 0.7 - Hi5 Developer Center

I’m rather excited to see an example application for the Hi5 platform… Sample App For OpenSocial 0.7 - Hi5 Developer Center
Not because it shows how to build an OpenSocial application using version 0.7 of the API… no, because it shows that a public sandbox is now available there… as well as on Orkut. Technically an […]

social (p2p) lending australasia

The p2p marketing phenomenon is an example of the influence of technology and communities reshaping the way the world works… sort of.
The big difference isn’t the lack of the middleman, it’s just the business model. Instead of big publicly funded companies providing the capital, you have the public funding the capital. There are opportunities to […]

Facebook - down for maintenance?

Facebook was down for maintenance this morning (NZ time), which strikes me as being rather odd… actually I often have difficulty with the site; it simply doesn’t seem to actively respond 33% of the time. The Red Bull application (Paper, scissors, rock) always seemed to experience problems, which reduced the fun factor.
If the rest […]

phpMyID - and web application do’s and do nots

phpMyID this is a PHP module to include OpenID identification on your web platform. I believe this it is particularly important for web applications to reduce the work required to recruit new members. Web users do not want to have to enter their information time and time again, this is where OpenID solutions are useful.
Web […]

Idea 6: Social minion marketing army

We all know that one person can not change the world, not even Al Gore, but if that one person goes and talks to winz and recruits a couple hundred unemployed Arts graduates, then that one person is 101 persons and they can perhaps not change the world, but do a damn good job of […]