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A presentation given at Dreamforce 08 where OpenSocial technologies where integrated with SalesForce.com
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Integrating SalesForce.com withOpenSocial
Chris Schalk, Google Developer Advocate
11/05/2008
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Agenda
• OpenSocial Concepts
• Exploring ways to connect OpenSocial with
SalesForce.com
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Agenda
• OpenSocial Concepts
• Exploring ways to connect OpenSocial with
SalesForce.com
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OpenSocial Concepts
What is OpenSocial?
“OpenSocial defines a common set of APIs based on Open Standardsfor building social applications across multiple websites”
Too many platforms!
Standards based
OpenSocial
Write once… Deploy everywhere
Massive exposure foryour apps!
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Not just Social Network Sites
• Social network sites - Profiles and home pagesex: MySpace, Hi5
• Personal dashboards – Widgetsex: iGoogle, My Yahoo
• Sites based around a Social Objectex: Flickr, YouTube
• Enterprise, Professionalex: LinkedIn, Oracle, SalesForce.com
• Any web site
Some OpenSocial Partners
Today: 375 Million User Reach
Where is OpenSocial live today?
Applications live to Users:
• MySpace• orkut• Hi5• Freebar• Friendster• Webon from Lycos• IDtail• YiQi• Netlog• Hyves• LinkedIn - New
Initial Developer Sandboxes:
• iGoogle• imeem• CityIN• Tianya• Ning• Plaxo Pulse• Mail.ru
Individual Developer Links:http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/gettingstared.html
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OpenSocial today
375,000,000 users
150,000,000 installs
4,500+ apps
Pipeline of 100+ containers worldwide
20,000+ developers
10,000,000 daily app users
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OpenSocial Roadmap
• Version 0.5 was released in a “developer release” on Nov1st.
• First “sandbox” was made available on Orkut
• Version 0.6 was released in December• Initial version of Shindig server software was launched as Apacheincubator project• Other sandboxes came live - Hi5, Ning, Plaxo …
• Version 0.7 (production) was released in January• MySpace, Hi5, Orkut currently running with 0.7
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OpenSocial Roadmap
• Version v0.8 is current
• Latest evolution of OpenSocial as defined by theOpenSocial development community
• Updated JavaScript API• Now contains a RESTful API
• hi5, MySpace, orkut, iGoogle now support 0.8
• Specification:http://www.opensocial.org/Technical-Resources/opensocial-spec-v08
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OpenSocial v0.8.1 spec is here
• Specification is now published• Updates include:
• RESTful Protocol updates• JSON RPC Protocol
• Specification:http://sites.google.com/a/opensocial.org/opensocial/Technical-Resources/opensocial-spec-v081
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OpenSocial 0.9 - Future Directions
• Goal:
– Enable a faster development experience that is both secure andefficient
• Solution: “Opensocial Templates”!
OS Templates core principles:
• Client-side and server-side processing
• Standard set of tags with extensibility model
– Example: <os:ShowPerson>
• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/web/opensocial-templates
– Demo: http://ostemplates-demo.appspot.com/
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To follow the progress of the Spec…
http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec
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Demonstration: Building OpenSocial Applications
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Agenda
• OpenSocial Concepts
• Exploring ways to connect OpenSocial with
SalesForce.com
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How to connect SFDC with OpenSocial?
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How to connect SFDC with OpenSocial?
Option 1: Pull/push data into SFDC using OpenSocial’s RESTful protocol
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Option 1: Pull/push data into SFDC using OpenSocial’sRESTful protocol
• Goal: To access data only from OpenSocial sites
• Requirements:• Read/Write access to data from OpenSocial sites,…• Integrate into SFDC …
• Implementation• Use RESTful protocol supported by OpenSocial sites
• Use Apex code to directly access OpenSocial sites
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How to connect SFDC with OpenSocial?
Option 2: Can pull OpenSocial apps into SalesForce.com
iGoogle
FriendConnect
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Option 2: Pulling OpenSocial Apps into SFDC
• Goal: To provide OpenSocial apps from withinSalesForce.com
• Requirements:• Provide access to OpenSocial apps as they would appear
in iGoogle, or other OpenSocial containers, but fromwithin a SalesForce.com UI.
• App functionality should not be hindered by beingrendered within SalesForce.com environment.
• Implementation• Leverage existing ways to publish gadgets/OpenSocial
apps via generated JavaScript snippets.• For OpenSocial, FriendConnect can be used.
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Demonstration: Pulling OpenSocial Apps into SFDC
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How to connect SFDC with OpenSocial?
Option 3: Publish SalesForce.com OpenSocial apps to OpenSocial Sites
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Option 3: Publish SalesForce.com OpenSocialsites to OpenSocial sites
• Goal: To provide access to SFDC from an OpenSocialapplication
• Requirements:• Read/Write access to SFDC Accounts,Contacts,Leads,…• Connect OpenSocial contacts with SFDC Contacts/Leads
…
• Implementation• Use Force.com site to serve as OpenSocial App provider
• Publish static OpenSocial XML app spec• Build a data gateway for OpenSocial app clients
• Use Apex pages, classes
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Demonstration: Building an SFDC OpenSocial App
with Force.com Sites
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Summary
It is relatively easy to bridge SFDC with OpenSocial!
• Can use REST protocol for simple communication layer
• For Gadget/App integration an iFrame solution works well
• For OpenSocial SFDC apps, RESTful protocol provides asolution
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Useful Links
Homepage & specification:• http://www.opensocial.org
Get on the forums:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial
Subscribe to the Shindig mailing list:• [email protected]
Help shape the specification:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/
Templates:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/web/opensocial-templates
Check out Shindig:• http://incubator.apache.org/shindig
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Questions - Contact Info
Q&A
chrisschalk.com
