Apache Shindig

Apache Shindig is an open source OpenSocial container. It is possible that Shindig ends up being the reference implementation for OpenSocial.

This does not seem to be related to the other Apache Portals projects at all, which is quite surprising.

OpenSocial

Been playing around with the OpenSocial APIs. While the promise of OpenSocial is impressive, the current release is premature and buggy. If you are a developer planning to get your hands dirty, I would recommend that you give it a little more time.

If you are a portal vendor, this is a space you need to watch out. I'd expect most portal servers to support the OpenSocial APIs at some point.

Next generation Portals

Check out this interesting article on TechCrunch : The New Portals: It’s the Bread, Not the Peanut Butter

I think the author makes a very valid point.