2009/02/28

The OpenSocial API on Blogger

The Google Friend Connect integration also brings the OpenSocial API to Blogger -- not just the Gadgets APIs, which Blogger has had for a while, but also the social APIs. Let's see how the Friend Connect demo gadget (which calls the OpenSocial APIs) works within this blog post:







In Friend Connect, the followers of this blog show up as "friends" of the OWNER, which is the blog (Abstractioneer). I show up as an administrator of the site, as does the Blogger service. And, my friends-on-Abstractioneer show up as my friends when I sign in.

(It's amusing how social Blogger is becoming -- not only is a blog your friend, Blogger itself is helping to manage your friend's affairs.)

2 comments:

Hugh Isaacs II the Maître d' said...

I want to know.
How did you find your blogs site id?

(I noticed you did it here: http://gfcplayground.blogspot.com/2009/03/playing-around-with-apis.html)

Hugh Isaacs II the Maître d' said...

Never mind, I've found it.

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