Hi Grigory, No, OpenSocial is just an API and doesn't enforce any sort of policies against applications written on this platform. I've seen gadgets integrate with PayPal and Google Checkout, for example.
However, some containers may have specific rules against embedding this kind of functionality into your gadget, so I would double check the terms of service of each container you expect your gadget to run on to make sure that it is OK. Hope this helps, ~Arne On Jun 16, 6:01 am, Grigory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Rohit! > > Thanks for such exhaustive answers. Very helpful. > Regarding question 3. If in my webapp I want to take money for > additional services can I embed say credit card payments so that is > not connected to social networks or OpenSocial API anyhow? I mean can > this chargeable service be the part only of my webapp? > > Thanks. > > On Jun 16, 12:36 pm, "Rohit Ghatol (Google)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Grigory, > > 1. Yes you can create really complex webapps with JEE behind it. Just > > remember ultimately gadgets are HTML and JavaScript. This HTML and > > JavaScript can talk with your backend using Ajax and do the magic. > > Just that instead of traditional MVC (using struts) you will have to > > think more in terms of JSON based webapplications > > 2. Yes, OpenSocial API would limit you to the users of the existing > > social networks, which is >275 million users. Remember your > > application (OpenSocial 0.7 version) has to be present in the > > Application directory of OpenSocial Containers. If you have your own > > network, you will probably need to convert your social networking site > > to be OpenSocial complaint and use your own network. You can use > > shindig for this. > > 3. I can talk about Orkut, Orkut allows you to monetize, it allows > > you to put ads on the canvas view. However, Orkut is strict about not > > allowing ads on the Profile view. > > > Thanks, > > Rohit > > > On Jun 15, 7:02 pm, Grigory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello. > > > > I have two questions regarding open social API. > > > > 1) How complex can be the webapps behind the OpenSocial gadgets? Can I > > > create a really big, say JEE application and use it as gadget? > > > 2) Does the use of the OpenSocial API limit me to the users of the > > > existing social networks or I can create my own network where users > > > can register and make friends? > > > 3) If I have an idea of a social application which can become quite > > > popular and I know how to turn it to financial advantage again does > > > the use of the OpenSocial API limit me anyhow? > > > > Thank you, > > > Grigory. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Application Development" group. To post to this group, send email to opensocial-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
