Social networking platform deja vu

October 9, 2007 at 10:13 pm · Filed under Web Applications, Web 2.0, Events, Programming, Social Networking

There is about to be a major announcement in the social networking space. Developers will have access to the once closed data of a major social networking player.

Highlights:

• The platform will consist of a set of APIs and a markup language to create applications
• Applications will have the ability to use Flash and iFrame content
• Deep integration will be possible - access to members of the social networks’:
  • Profile information
  • Friend list
  • Activity
  • History
• Monetization - Developers will be able to monetize their applications by way of advertising and keep 100% of the revenue.
• The announcement will be made in tech savvy San Francisco

No, I’m not late to the party. Following rumors which first surfaced this June, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch is reporting the launch of the MySpace Platform will take place next week at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

UPDATE: 10 Oct 2007: Meghan McCarthy says it’s not so over at Valleywag. Her sources are saying that MySpace will have an announcement at the Web 2.0 Conference, but it won’t be in relation to their platform launch.

UPDATE: 17 Oct 2007: Looks like Arrington was dialed in on this one. During a Q&A session with John Battelle at the Web 2.0 conference Rupert Murdoch and Chris DeWolfe devulged details of the MySpace Platform.

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