OpenSocial will be throwing an “OpenBar” on Monday in Austin for SXSW. They’re inviting anyone looking to develop for or use OpenSocial to come out and talk with the folks behind the API, as well as others third parties looking to work with the code. ‘Course, you could also meet up and just be, you know, social and enjoy some Google hospitality.
For those few of you who may have missed out the OpenSocial announcement and don’t know what it’s all about, let us play catch up for a moment. It launched back in November of last year and is a set of APIs that allows you to build one application and deliver it across multiple social networks. Some of the networks include Orkut, MySpace, Hi5 and more. You can check out examples of what’s been built so far by taking a look at the examples on their apps page.
You’ll find the crew behind the OpenSocial effort in the back room of McCormick & Schmick’s on Monday, March 10 from 6-8 p.m. in Downtown Austin. The first 100 people will receive free t-shirts and you can find location details here.
(Here’s a kind of tangential Easter egg. The OpenBar event was published as an Upcoming listing. Of course, it seems sensible for them to do so. But for those unaware, Upcoming is a Yahoo property.)
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User comment: By: JJTWhat a great idea for an event. Too bad I won't be able to attend.
Visit here to subscribe to these commentsUser comment: By: Leslie PostonIt's events like this that make me wish I were at SXSW :)