MySpace and Microsoft Bring OpenSocial to Windows Mobile
MySpace just announced that it will bring its Open Platform to Windows Mobile phones. The new MySpace mobile application for Windows Mobile will be built on top of Microsoft's Silverlight platform. In addition, MySpace also announced its MySpace Silverlight SDK, which will make it easier for developers to build OpenSocial applications using Silverlight.
MySpace also announced that LG will preload the MySpace Mobile application on the next-generation of its Windows Mobile 6.1 phones.
According to Microsoft, the company will also release a kit on April 2 that will allow developers to use Visual Studio and Expression Blend to create OpenSocial-based applications.
The Future of MySpace is Mobile
MySpace, according to its own data, currently has about 20 million worldwide mobile users, and it offers mobile applications for all the major smart phone platforms, including the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Palm, and Windows Mobile.
We know that MySpace, which has recently been overtaken by Facebook as the leading social networking site in the U.S., considers mobile social networking applications to be the next battleground, and this is definitely one of the reasons why the company is trying to get a foothold on all the major mobile platforms now. Whether this will be enough to hold back Facebook's current march towards dominating the social networking space remains to be seen, however.
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MySpace needed to come out with something new since more people are using Facebook. Twitter is also on the rise as well so now they have another social media site to compete against.
You have to give credit to MySpace for continuing to pursue growth opportunities. They aren't going down without a fight. Especially with MySpace becoming increasing commercial and relying on less secure mobile services, it's worth utilizing a digital security site like This one.
hmmmmm myspace better get there act together because face book has already released its mobile 6 app which ive used and will probably use it more than the actual site hahaha
Yup because I am out most of the day until 7 to 8 in the evening so my phone is the main way that I communicate in many ways besides just on the phone.Facebook and Twitter has apps for all types of mobile phones.Myspace don't have a app for windows mobile yet.