9. Terminology SNS = Social Networking Site Container = Social Network or Web Site Gadget = Apps = Application developed by third party developers like photobuzz, farmville etc
10. Background Rising of Social Networks (1997 - SixDegrees.com) Evolution of Facebook Platform (2007) ?
19. Apache Shindig Apache Shindig is the reference implementation of OpenSocial API specifications, versions 0.8.x and 0.9.x, a standard set of Social Network APIs which includes: * Profiles * Relationships * Activities * Shared applications * Authentication * Authorization