The Daily Poll: Is OpenSocial Really a Threat to Facebook?

The Daily Poll: Is OpenSocial Really a Threat to Facebook?

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As expected, Bebo launched its platform today, with numerous high profile partners jumping on board. The twist: Bebo’s platform will allow developers to port applications they have already built for Facebook, in turn minimizing the effort needed to create apps for both social networks. This is a smart and aggressive counter to OpenSocial by Facebook, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see the other second tier networks also build in options for porting Facebook apps in the near future.

Back when OpenSocial was announced, about 50% of you thought it would be a pretty big blow to Facebook. Now, about six weeks later, the question is:

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