OpenSocial and its usages

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Published on 2009-06-12T09:45:06Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 10:14 UTC
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I have looked for some explanation on the exact usages for the set of standards known as OpenSocial.

I need some clarification if I can use OpenSocial like the following.

I would like to create one library used to community with an OpenSocial api for use in my website that will not 'behave' like an application described by common sites like facebook and myspace. I'm not making a myspace of facebook application, I'm creating my own website and I want users to be able to find friends.

I would like to allow users to store usernames and passwords for various OpenSocial-supported social networks. I would also like to use the api to sync events from my web site to their specified social network. I would also like to allow my users to view a list of friends and invite them.

Is it possible to create one library that supports OpenSocial and simple "point" to and social network that supports it to get a list of friends and etc?

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