Mother of All APIs: OpenSocial [kwiqq]

On Thursday (1st November) Google is releasing a new API called the OpenSocial. It is a set of common APIs that application developers can use to create applications that work on any social networks that choose to participate.Their current partners include: Hi5 Orkut Friendster LinkedIn Viadeo Ning SalesForce.com Oracle Looking at the sites above looks [...]

Facebook API or Google’s Maka-Maka [kwiqq]

Techcrunch is reporting that: (Source)“Google is preparing its own major assault on the social networking scene. It goes by the codename “Maka-Maka” inside the Googleplex (or, perhaps, “Makamaka”).”Maka-Maka encompasses Google’s grand plan to build a social layer across all of its applications. As you could imagine Google already has so much data on you, depending [...]

Battle of Ideas 2007 [kwiqq]

The Battle of Ideas is a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debate organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art. There are several debates being held over the weekend: List of all Events I will be speaking on Myspace Generation: Why the hype and hysteria?. We will be discussing [...]

Update Social Networks from the Browser [kwiqq]

If you are an absolute Social Networking addict, updating your Facebook, YouTube etc every few mins (like me). I think Flock Browser is just the answer for you. They have been around for the last 2 years developing a browser which allows you to update your social media. and they have just announced their 1.0 [...]

Brighton Event: Enterprise Changes Lives [kwiqq]

To celebrate Enterprise Week, YES Network is holding a unique, FREE event called Enterprise Changes Lives at The Basement on tuesday 13th November. The event will feature talks from Sinem Ersever, Advericom and Me (Raj)at Kwiqq, speed-networking and a mini-exhibition. The event is open to 18-30 year olds. Register now (click here) !

Web Designers [kwiqq]

We are currently recruiting a web designer to join our team. So I started drawing simple sketches to explain what a designer could expect from us at Kwiqq. See what you make of them:

Facebook/Hi5/Myspace Platforms – What does it mean for new social networks? [kwiqq]

Facebook’s application API has been wildly successful. There are, officially, about 5,500 applications with more being built everyday. Some are even being sold on eBay. Other big name competitors are following suit. With Myspace expected to announce their platform next week. Source Techcrunch. Just to bring into context Orkut (Google’s social network) on 5th Nov [...]

Kwiqq on Feedburner [kwiqq]

Hi Kwiqq Blog Readers, So Kwiqq Blogs were using the WordPress RSS feeds but we made the leap and got the Blog hooked up with Feedburner. So if you are using Netvibes or similar apps kindly use our new RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KwiqqBlog/ The obvious advantage for you is that we can then track which blog [...]