myAOL Launches dev.my.aol.com to Support Gadget Development
October 21st, 2008 | Published in Google OpenSocial
Today AOL is thrilled to announce that it has launched a new open developer site at http://dev.my.aol.com designed specifically to support the gadget specification on myAOL. AOL originally announced its support of OpenSocial and its plans to adopt gadgets in May at Google's I/O developer gathering.
The launch of dev.my.aol.com is an important step for AOL towards the support of OpenSocial. It allows AOL to further open its sites to third party development and personalization by offering developers information on building gadgets and giving them the opportunity to submit them to share via the myAOL Gadget Gallery.
Now that myAOL has implemented the gadget spec, developers with existing gadgets can submit them to the myAOL Gallery and "widget factories" can give their developer communities a simple way to submit their work as well. For example, yourminis is now live with the ability to easily add any of their widgets to a myAOL page or submit them to the myAOL Gallery.
We're excited to have taken this significant step forward in support of Gadgets and the OpenSocial platform on myAOL. We look forward to working with Google and other leaders in the industry to continue work on this front, and encourage developers to take advantage of our new dev site to create new gadgets for all to use and enjoy.
The launch of dev.my.aol.com is an important step for AOL towards the support of OpenSocial. It allows AOL to further open its sites to third party development and personalization by offering developers information on building gadgets and giving them the opportunity to submit them to share via the myAOL Gadget Gallery.
Now that myAOL has implemented the gadget spec, developers with existing gadgets can submit them to the myAOL Gallery and "widget factories" can give their developer communities a simple way to submit their work as well. For example, yourminis is now live with the ability to easily add any of their widgets to a myAOL page or submit them to the myAOL Gallery.
We're excited to have taken this significant step forward in support of Gadgets and the OpenSocial platform on myAOL. We look forward to working with Google and other leaders in the industry to continue work on this front, and encourage developers to take advantage of our new dev site to create new gadgets for all to use and enjoy.