Thanks Arne, that clears things up. Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google) wrote: > Hi Dustin, > > The post is a little big vague on the application submission > process, so let me try to shed some light. We're whitelisting in > order to have high quality applications available to end users at > launch, because we want applications on Orkut to make a great first > impression! We also want to scan for malware, spyware, or > applications that violate our TOS. > > Some firm rules of what will be required at launch: > * The applications must work. No 404s or broken links. > * Applications must be social OR self-expressive. > * You cannot reveal personal data, like email (which is not > delivered by the API). > * Meets our terms of service - no nudity, hate speech, violent > content, or illegal content > > We're also trying to encourage developers to make their applications > look polished on Orkut. Try to mimic standard fonts, colors, and > elements. Make sure your application has the icon and description > fields set. There also shouldn't be any UI glitches when viewed on > Orkut - there shouldn't be items out of place or a lot of extra > scrollbars on the page. Again, this is more of a suggestion than a > requirement - maybe your app has its own look and feel that works for > what it does, which is fine. > > We're not going to be "social application fashion police" - we won't > make judgements based on what your application does or what its > intended audience is. If you write something polished, there's a good > chance it'll get in. If you're looking for ways to spruce up your > application to be more successful, then the best practices article[1] > should give you some ideas. > > [1] http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/articles/bestprac.html > > Hope that clears things up a bit, > ~Arne > > On Feb 5, 8:40 pm, Dustin Jorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The blog posts implies that apps should be very well polished prior to >> submission/acceptance. The list of 'best practices' seem to >> be guidelines, with many gray areas. >> >> Are there a set of requirements that an application *MUST* meet in order >> to be considered for the Orkut directory? >> >> Are you requiring a specific type of application, or a certain number of >> opensocial calls. What I mean is, where is the line drawn between a >> 'gadget' and an opensocial application? >> Is the use of the opensocial and new gadgets namespace sufficient, or >> is there more to it? An application intended to 'spice up' a user's >> profile page, for instance, could be a good fit for >> opensocial, but will it be denied a listing in the directory because >> it's not 'social' enough? >> >> If you guys are going to 'let the cat out of the bag' so to speak, about >> what will and won't be accepted... the information would serve me better >> sooner rather than later. ( I think that applies to most of us. ) >> >> By the way, congrats on the smoother push to 0.7. Nice work! >> >> -Dustin / iWiddit.com >> >> Arne Roomann-Kurrik (Google) wrote: >> >>> Hi Thyako, >>> >>> There will be an online form put online that will accept >>> submissions from developers who cannot attend the Hackathons. We will >>> be monitoring the form submissions and giving feedback through email, >>> so please do not be concerned about being left out! Sorry for not >>> making this point clear in the blog post. >>> >>> The form isn't online yet, but we will be announcing it shortly. >>> >>> ~Arne >>> >>> On Feb 5, 6:48 am, Thyako <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> There is a post in the blog[1] inviting developers to a local review >>>> of their applications. I'm a bit worried, because it does not mean >>>> anything about an online application submission for the launch, >>>> specially for distant developers. There is no reason to accept only >>>> local-reviewed applications to the launch directory, is there? >>>> >>>> ~ Thiago >>>> >>>> [1]http://opensocialapis.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-doors-are-open-to-open... >>>> > > > >
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