42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>DeWolfe added:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"We are going to create a sandbox for two million beta users and our developers. The idea there is to make sure the applications are safe and secure and pass a certain level of value to get on the site. We expect the majority of these applications will make it onto MySpace."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>MySpace confirmed that <a href="/blog/1833-myspace-to-open-up-to-developers">developers</a> would have control over ad revenues generated by their applications, as is the case on rival site Facebook. </p> <p>DeWolfe also pointed out that third party widgets would not immediately be made available to all of the site's users - the site will intially restrict access to around 2m users to ensure that applications are 'safe and secure'. </p> <p>Murdoch also claimed that, if Facebook was worth $15bn, then MySpace must be worth $45-50bn, based on anticipated earnings of $5bn.</p> <p> <strong>Related stories:<br /></strong> <a href="/blog/1833-myspace-to-open-up-to-developers">MySpace to open up to developers?</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/1840-linkedin-to-avoid-api-free-for-all">Facebook welcomes third party developers<br />LinkedIn to avoid 'API free for all'</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>DeWolfe added:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"We are going to create a sandbox for two million beta users and our developers. The idea there is to make sure the applications are safe and secure and pass a certain level of value to get on the site. We expect the majority of these applications will make it onto MySpace."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>MySpace confirmed that <Link URL="/blog/1833-myspace-to-open-up-to-developers" Window="Self">developers</Link> would have control over ad revenues generated by their applications, as is the case on rival site Facebook. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>DeWolfe also pointed out that third party widgets would not immediately be made available to all of the site's users - the site will intially restrict access to around 2m users to ensure that applications are 'safe and secure'. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Murdoch also claimed that, if Facebook was worth $15bn, then MySpace must be worth $45-50bn, based on anticipated earnings of $5bn.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:<LineBreak /></Emphasis> <Link URL="/blog/1833-myspace-to-open-up-to-developers" Window="Self">MySpace to open up to developers?</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1840-linkedin-to-avoid-api-free-for-all" Window="Self">Facebook welcomes third party developers<LineBreak />LinkedIn to avoid 'API free for all'</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-10-18T10:02:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>MySpace will be launching a platform for outside application developers in the 'next couple of months', according to Rupert Murdoch and MySpace chief executive Chris DeWolfe.</strong> </p> <p>As predicted, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN1736842220071018?pageNumber=1">Murdoch announced the plans</a> during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco yesterday, saying MySpace would begin by offering a directory of widgets that have been created for the site. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>MySpace will be launching a platform for outside application developers in the 'next couple of months', according to Rupert Murdoch and MySpace chief executive Chris DeWolfe.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As predicted, <Link URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN1736842220071018?pageNumber=1" Window="Self">Murdoch announced the plans</Link> during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco yesterday, saying MySpace would begin by offering a directory of widgets that have been created for the site. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1851 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 364426 MySpace confirms API move false 2007-10-18T11:28:00+01:00 myspace-confirms-api-move 2009-04-30T00:15:16+01:00 2009-10-13T09:22:21+01:00 600