Yahoo now part of OpenSocial Foundation

Internet media giant Yahoo has announced that they are now joining Google and MySpace in the OpenSocial Foundation.

This entity was created by the search engine giant Google as it aimed to develop open standards for social-networking sites.

Wade Chambers, Yahoo vice president for platforms spoke about this new development: “Industry consortiums such as this often start slowly and evolve over time. So far, OpenSocial is rapidly growing and adapting, but still in the early stages.”

He added: “We are taking this opportunity to help ensure Web sites and developers feel confident using OpenSocial as the building blocks for their new social apps. We think OpenSocial will continue to fuel this innovation and make the Web more relevant and more enjoyable to millions.”

Steve Pearman, MySpace senior vice president of product strategy had this to say: “Together with the OpenSocial community, we are setting new industry specifications for social Web-application development.”

Joe Kraus, Google’s director of product management chipped in: “OpenSocial has been a community-driven specification from the beginning. The formation of this foundation will ensure that it remains so in perpetuity. Developers and Web sites should feel secure that OpenSocial will be forever free and open.”

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