Category Archives: OSS

Developers, It’s Time to Open Up Twitter’s API

Posted on December 19, 2009 by jessestay

If you’ve read my previous post on this, you’ll notice how I re-worded the title of this article.  That’s because I’m delusional to think Twitter is going to open source their API any time soon – I’ve been requesting this … Continue reading →

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Twitter, It’s Time to Open Source Your API

Posted on December 17, 2009 by jessestay

With the recent launch of a “Twitter API” by both Automattic (WordPress.com) and Tumblr, it is evident that developers have a need to implement similar APIs, on similar platforms, reducing the effort to retrieve data from multiple platforms in a … Continue reading →

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The Future Has No Log In Button

Posted on November 25, 2009 by jessestay

Since last week’s Kynetx Impact Conference I have gained an entirely new vision for the open web.  I now foresee a web which the user completely controls, lives in the browser, syncs with the cloud, and has no boundaries.  This … Continue reading →

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All Your OS Are Belong to Google – Why Aren’t We Worried?

Posted on November 20, 2009 by jessestay

I’m following the stories of the Google Chrome OS release today and am a bit concerned about some of the claims that are being made.  Mashable even goes to the extent of predicting Google is going to “destroy the desktop” … Continue reading →

Posted in chrome, chrome os, chromium, Google, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identity, information cards, OSS, selectors, Technology | 14 Comments

Kynetx Kills the Portal, Launches Identity Platform for Developers

Posted on November 18, 2009 by jessestay

Today at Kynetx Impact Conference Kynetx is changing the future of Web Identity and privacy as we know it by taking the power away from the server and moving it over to users’ desktops, mobile phones, or other client-based technology. … Continue reading →

Posted in client, developers, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identity, information cards, OSS, portal, social, Technology | 14 Comments

Ebay Suggests Identity API – Can They Do it Alone?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by jessestay

Ebay’s CTO, Mark Carges, today announced at Paypal X Innovate plans by Ebay, Inc. to begin incorporating the Paypal login process as an identity platform for consumers to eventually open up to developers.  The platform, Carges said, aims to use … Continue reading →

Posted in cto, ebay, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identity, innovate, Mark Carges, openid, OSS, paypal, social, Technology | 11 Comments

The Open Web – Is it Really What We Think it is?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by jessestay

Yesterday was OneWebDay, a day to celebrate the open web and bring more awareness to technologies. I just wrote about one thing Google is doing to make the web more open, something I strongly support.  I want to touch on something … Continue reading →

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Let’s Take This Just One Step Further Google

Posted on September 23, 2009 by jessestay

I think I speak for all developers when I say that having to develop for IE browsers sucks.  Internet Explorer, unfortunately still the most widely used browser on the internet, has failed the development community and the web in general … Continue reading →

Posted in chrome, chrome frame, Google, html 5, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, ie, internet explorer, OSS, Technology | 12 Comments

Facebook Development for Beginners

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jessestay

This morning I had the opportunity to present via O’Reilly Webinar on Facebook development. I covered the basics of how to get started in Facebook development, and the resources that would get you going. I mentioned I’d post these slides … Continue reading →

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Open Source – Do You Share Your Experiences for This Life or the Next?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by jessestay

This is a picture of my Great-Grandfather, Joseph Stay. With a son named after him, I’ve spent some time reading about him and learning about the experiences of his life that I can pass down to my son. One of … Continue reading →

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