MySpace co-founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe says the partnership with Google will allow developers to gain massive distribution without unnecessary, specialised development for every platform.
"This is about helping the start-up spend more time building a great product rather than rebuilding it for every social network," Mr DeWolfe said in a statement.
"We're pleased to collaborate with Google to establish a landmark standard for social applications."
MySpace joins other popular social networking sites Bebo, LinkedIn, Friendster and Orkut in signing up to OpenSocial.
Facebook, the social networking site that made applications popular, will not be included in the initiative.
The number of Facebook users has grown dramatically since the site launched in 2004, and last week Microsoft invested $US240 million for a 1 per cent share in the social networking site.
OpenSocial now threatens to curb Facebook's growth.
"As the most trafficked website in the country and the most popular social network in the world, MySpace is one of the leading forces in the global social Web," said Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO.
"We're thrilled to grow our strategic relationship with MySpace by joining forces on this important initiative."
OpenSocial has not yet been launched, but developers can start writing programs from tonight. © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Comments
It's amazing what social
It's amazing what social network has become. I wonder if social network is only a fever or if it's really a phenomenal internet novice that is just on its early stages.
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