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MySpace Opens Doors to Developers

Posted Feb 5, 08 9:58 AM CST in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – MySpace members already customize personal profile pages, but they’ll soon be able to add applications like photo albums, email, and calendars. The News Corp. property plans to open its platform and release developer tools, reports the New York Times. Third-party developers will be allowed to create and make money from programs that can sit on personal home pages.

MySpace, which already allows some third-party applications, or widgets, plans to offer a full directory of approved widgets to users, as do other sites like Facebook. Developers who make the cut will be allowed to keep all revenues generated from their applications. "We feel that could be a real compelling offer to developers," says the COO.

Source New York Times

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Demo of a MySpace webpage using OpenSocial, a programming model developed by Google (Graphic   (Associated Press)
An image advertising MySpace.com is seen projected on a screen during NewsCorp's Global Energy Initiative in New York in this May 9, 2007 file photo. The website is offering developers tools and an open...   (Associated Press)
Shown is a screenshot of the Fuser Web site made on Oct. 23, 2007. Fuser, currently in "beta" test mode, allows users to check e-mail messages from separate accounts from one central location. The Fuser...   (Associated Press)
MySpace is opening its platform to developers looking to build new applications for the website.   (Getty Images)
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