March 31, 2009
MySpace Announces Support for Microsoft Platforms
By Jai C.S., TMCnet Contributor
MySpace, a social portal, has announced its support for Microsoft Windows Mobile and Microsoft Silverlight. In connection to this, MySpace (News - Alert) and Microsoft will be presenting a session at the Web 2.0 Expo on Silverlight on the MySpace Open Platform at the CTIA show in Las Vegas.
Microsoft (News - Alert) Silverlight is Microsoft Corporation’s free browser plug-in which is believed to enable rich Internet application (RIA) experiences, into the MySpace Open Platform.
The availability of Silverlight into the MySpace Open Platform is stated to empower MySpace developers with more freedom and flexibility to design OpenSocial applications using the tools and technology they want. With this, developers can quickly create and deliver sophisticated MySpace applications with a custom look and feel through more flexible options.
Microsoft and MySpace have released an Open Source kit that makes it easy to develop OpenSocial applications using Silverlight that run on the MySpace Open Platform.
“We are pleased to bring MySpace users the benefits and flexibility of Microsoft’s platforms,” said Aber Whitcomb, chief technology officer of MySpace.
“Our relationship enables app developers to use Silverlight to create engaging MySpace apps and allows Windows Mobile users to have a more personal MySpace experience on their phone,” added Whitcomb.
The MySpace for Windows Mobile application is said to be fully optimized with a user-friendly interface and is aimed at delivering rich content and data to MySpace users on the go. Additionally, it also integrates MySpace’s main social features and functionality with the Windows operating system to provide access to the community as familiar to the Windows Mobile user.
“Talking to family, sending pictures and connecting with long-lost friends is important to our customers, and we are giving them the option to do that on the go by teaming up with MySpace,” said Stephanie Ferguson, general manager Business Experiences Team, in the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft Corp.
“MySpace is a pioneer in the social networking space, and the MySpace application will be a tremendous asset to the collection of applications you can access on your Windows phone,” added Ferguson.
As reported, the MySpace application will be available on Windows Mobile 6.1 phones initially and later through the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, directly through phones, and the Web. LG will preload the MySpace application on their Windows phones. The new Windows phones are expected to be available in the second half of 2009.
“By utilizing the Open Source kit released by Microsoft and MySpace, developers can now harness the power of the rich media features in Silverlight to take the user experience to a new level for the MySpace community,” said Brian Goldfarb, director of the developer platform group at Microsoft.
Microsoft (News - Alert) Silverlight is Microsoft Corporation’s free browser plug-in which is believed to enable rich Internet application (RIA) experiences, into the MySpace Open Platform.
The availability of Silverlight into the MySpace Open Platform is stated to empower MySpace developers with more freedom and flexibility to design OpenSocial applications using the tools and technology they want. With this, developers can quickly create and deliver sophisticated MySpace applications with a custom look and feel through more flexible options.
Microsoft and MySpace have released an Open Source kit that makes it easy to develop OpenSocial applications using Silverlight that run on the MySpace Open Platform.
“We are pleased to bring MySpace users the benefits and flexibility of Microsoft’s platforms,” said Aber Whitcomb, chief technology officer of MySpace.
“Our relationship enables app developers to use Silverlight to create engaging MySpace apps and allows Windows Mobile users to have a more personal MySpace experience on their phone,” added Whitcomb.
The MySpace for Windows Mobile application is said to be fully optimized with a user-friendly interface and is aimed at delivering rich content and data to MySpace users on the go. Additionally, it also integrates MySpace’s main social features and functionality with the Windows operating system to provide access to the community as familiar to the Windows Mobile user.
“Talking to family, sending pictures and connecting with long-lost friends is important to our customers, and we are giving them the option to do that on the go by teaming up with MySpace,” said Stephanie Ferguson, general manager Business Experiences Team, in the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft Corp.
“MySpace is a pioneer in the social networking space, and the MySpace application will be a tremendous asset to the collection of applications you can access on your Windows phone,” added Ferguson.
As reported, the MySpace application will be available on Windows Mobile 6.1 phones initially and later through the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, directly through phones, and the Web. LG will preload the MySpace application on their Windows phones. The new Windows phones are expected to be available in the second half of 2009.
“By utilizing the Open Source kit released by Microsoft and MySpace, developers can now harness the power of the rich media features in Silverlight to take the user experience to a new level for the MySpace community,” said Brian Goldfarb, director of the developer platform group at Microsoft.
Jai C.S. is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jai's articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Patrick Barnard
