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Ning, a popular web service that lets you set up your own Facebook-style social network (and hosts it for you) just added something that Facebook and MySpace have had for quite a while now: apps. Like applications on those other, bigger, networks, Ning Apps are powered by OpenSocial, a much-hyped API for building third-party apps that work on multiple social networks. Open Social has been around for years, making slow progress: maybe becoming available on Ning’s 1.5 million different sites will help.
Ning Apps allow network owners to provide additional functionality to their users, often through integration with other sites. For example, Ning is currently highlighting video apps from Qik, Hulu and UStream and collaboration apps from Box.net and Google Docs. In total, there are more than 90 apps available, with more coming soon, as the Ning team explains on the official blog.
Customized site designs are a big draw for Ning, and the apps have all been designed to match your network’s appearance, so you don’t have to worry about becoming a Fugly Friday candidate when you add new features. Apps also integrate with Ning’s tabbed navigation, letting you add an app as a separate tab that you can organize and rearrange. OpenSocial developers can also build their own Ning apps, so don’t despair if you don’t see one you want – it might be on the way soon.
[via CNET]
Ning gets 90+ OpenSocial-powered apps originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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