Launch of social platform Y! OS 1.0

A week ago, Yahoo presented an updated version of the profiles to the public: it became possible to add friends, track their activity, various RSS feeds, etc. In fact, the multi-million user base is trying to turn into a huge social network. Today, the company has taken the next step in the same direction by launching the open platform Yahoo! Open Strategy (Y! OS) 1.0 . We are talking about opening the Yahoo portal for all independent developers who want to create their own services based on it.

As part of this initiative, programmatic interfaces are being opened for Yahoo! social services. Social Platform (YSP) (there are PHP SDK and Flash SDK, standard OAuth and REST technologies are used), also a platform is opened for distributing Yahoo! Application Platform (YAP) and a SQL-like query interface for Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) .

Now anyone can create their own web applications that will have direct access to the Yahoo database and tools. Through open APIs, you can get information about profiles, contacts, and Yahoo user status.
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The integration of the new social platform into the basic services of the Yahoo portal will begin in 2009.

via Yahoo! Developers Network Blog