Kyle Ford's Posts - Ning Developer Docs2024-03-29T14:36:40ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFordhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2979025924?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://developer.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=kyleford&xn_auth=noDeveloper Roadmap Update (OpenSocial REST APIs Now Available)tag:developer.ning.com,2010-08-04:1185512:BlogPost:2701582010-08-04T01:01:15.000ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFord
We're excited to announce that we've made major progress on the <a href="http://developer.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ning-developer-roadmap">Developer Roadmap</a> we outlined in May.<br></br><br></br>Here's what's new for OpenSocial developers...<br></br><br></br>1) OpenSocial REST and RPC APIs are now available! To help you learn more, we invite you to visit our revamped and updated <a href="http://developer.ning.com/docs/opensocial/1.0/index.html">OpenSocial documentation section</a>.<br></br><br></br>2) Ning Pro…
We're excited to announce that we've made major progress on the <a href="http://developer.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ning-developer-roadmap">Developer Roadmap</a> we outlined in May.<br/><br/>Here's what's new for OpenSocial developers...<br/><br/>1) OpenSocial REST and RPC APIs are now available! To help you learn more, we invite you to visit our revamped and updated <a href="http://developer.ning.com/docs/opensocial/1.0/index.html">OpenSocial documentation section</a>.<br/><br/>2) Ning Pro subscribers are now able to add 10 total Ning Apps to their networks.<br/><br/>3) For developers that haven't yet taken advantage of our new Main Page view to gain additional exposure for their app, please visit <a href="http://developer.ning.com/docs/opensocial/1.0/ning-apps/anatomy.html#main-view">this section</a> of the new documentation.<br/><br/>One more thing...<br/><br/>We're in the midst of a private beta program for our upcoming Ning API launch. If you're a Network Creator (or have worked with a Network Creator) that may be interested in doing custom development work, please check out <a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/ning-api-beta-access">this opportunity</a>.<br/><br/>Thanks!<br/>Ning API Beta Access for Ning Pro Network Creatorstag:developer.ning.com,2010-07-28:1185512:BlogPost:2699072010-07-28T23:30:00.000ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFord
<div>Hey, developers! Do you know a <a href="http://help.ning.com/cgi-bin/ning.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=agyyU36k&p_faqid=3810">Ning Pro</a> Network Creator interested in developing a mobile, desktop or content importing application for their network? We're currently conducting a small private beta for our upcoming new Ning APIs, and are accepting access requests from Ning Pro subscribers that are ready to work with a developer to dive in and start developing custom applications and…</div>
<div>Hey, developers! Do you know a <a href="http://help.ning.com/cgi-bin/ning.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=agyyU36k&p_faqid=3810">Ning Pro</a> Network Creator interested in developing a mobile, desktop or content importing application for their network? We're currently conducting a small private beta for our upcoming new Ning APIs, and are accepting access requests from Ning Pro subscribers that are ready to work with a developer to dive in and start developing custom applications and integrations.</div>
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<div>Please note that we're keeping the participant pool very small for now, so requests will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Don't be disappointed if you aren't chosen for the beta, as we're going to be opening up the program to everyone shortly and will provide the tools and guidance to make your future development projects a success. Thanks!</div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><a href="http://creators.ning.com/apiaccess" target="_blank">Click Here to Apply For API Beta Access</a></b></span></font><br/><br/>Ning Apps on Network Main Pages (UPDATE: Now Live!)tag:developer.ning.com,2010-06-05:1185512:BlogPost:2670022010-06-05T00:30:00.000ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFord
<div><b>UPDATE: This functionality is now live across all Ning Networks. Please read below for information on how to add the 'home' view to your app. For information on the Network Creator experience, please consult</b> <a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/ning-apps-coming-soon-to-the"><b>this post</b></a><b>.</b></div>
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<div>As I mentioned last month, we're in the process of…</div>
<div><b>UPDATE: This functionality is now live across all Ning Networks. Please read below for information on how to add the 'home' view to your app. For information on the Network Creator experience, please consult</b> <a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/ning-apps-coming-soon-to-the"><b>this post</b></a><b>.</b></div>
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<div>As I mentioned last month, we're in the process of <a href="http://developer.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ning-developer-roadmap">enhancing the developer experience</a> on Ning.</div>
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<div>To kick things off, we'll soon be enabling the ability for Ning Apps to appear on the main page of a network. To take advantage of this new ability, you'll need to specify a 'home' view in your gadget's XML. For example:</div>
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<div><p>Hello, Home view!</p></div>
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<div><b>NOTES:</b></div>
<div><br/>1) <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We're tentatively targeting the morning of June 14th (Pacific) to enable this feature.</span><br/></b><br/>2) This new view is optional to implement, but will definitely increase your app's visibility on Ning networks.<br/><br/>3) <b>IMPORTANT ITEM #1:</b> If you were an early Ning Apps beta participant and your app's XML file contains a reference to the discontinued ning.main view, please be sure to remove the reference if you don't yet want your app to appear on the main page of Ning networks.<br/><br/>4) <b>IMPORTANT ITEM #2:</b> Please note that any <Content> tags that do not specify a view will be displayed on the main page of the Ning Network. If this doesn't make sense for your app, please update your XML file so that it only uses the desired views. For a list of our 3 supported views, please see the <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2997583664?profile=original">attached XML example</a>.</div>
<div><br/>5) The main page view will be displayed in the center column of the network.<br/><br/>6) The maximum width for the view is 492px. Anything smaller will be centered within the column. We currently don't have a limit on height, but will probably restrict this in the future to prevent abuse.<br/><br/>7) The owner of the main page view is the Network Creator.</div>
<div><b><br/>TO DO BEFORE JUNE 14th:</b></div>
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<div>If your app isn't affected by IMPORTANT ITEM #1 or IMPORTANT ITEM #2 above (most developers will not be affected), you're all set. You can implement the new main page view whenever you'd like (after June 14th).<br/><br/>If your app IS affected by IMPORTANT ITEM #1 or IMPORTANT ITEM #2 above, please take a quick moment to edit your XML file per the instructions above. This tweak should be completed by the morning of June 14th (Pacific).</div>
<div><b><br/>TO DO AFTER JUNE 14th:</b></div>
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<div>If you'd like to implement the new view once it's enabled in mid-June, you can add a test XML URL to a demo network by using the following "Add by URL" feature (replacing "TEST" with your network's subdomain):</div>
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<div><i><a href="#">http://TEST.ning.com/opensocial/ningapps/addByUrl</a></i></div>
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<div>If everything looks good, you can update your main XML file to enable the new view for your app in the directory.</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>Kyle Ford</div>
<div>Director of Partner Design & Development, Ning</div>Ning Developer Roadmaptag:developer.ning.com,2010-05-04:1185512:BlogPost:2652992010-05-04T15:30:00.000ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFord
<div>Now that we're 100% focused on enhancing the <a href="http://blog.ning.com/2010/05/introducing-ning-pro-ning-plus-and-ning-mini.html">features and services</a> we offer to paying Network Creators, I wanted to take a moment to give a sneak peek at our product roadmap for external developers.</div>
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<div>We've heard a great deal of feedback since introducing Ning Apps last fall, and we're hoping to address many of the developer suggestions/pain points that have been…</div>
<div>Now that we're 100% focused on enhancing the <a href="http://blog.ning.com/2010/05/introducing-ning-pro-ning-plus-and-ning-mini.html">features and services</a> we offer to paying Network Creators, I wanted to take a moment to give a sneak peek at our product roadmap for external developers.</div>
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<div>We've heard a great deal of feedback since introducing Ning Apps last fall, and we're hoping to address many of the developer suggestions/pain points that have been collected. In the interest of setting appropriate timing expectations, we're not assigning specific dates (yet) to the list outlined below, however we'll be sure to communicate updates as soon as they become available.</div>
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<div><b>Here's our plan for upcoming months:</b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1) Allow Ning Apps to be placed on the Main page of a Ning Network</span></b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2) Increase the limit of installable Ning Apps on a network from 5 to 10</span></b></span></b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">3) Update our OpenSocial container to include REST support</span></b></span></b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">4) Introduce a number of new read/write APIs for use by Ning Apps as well as mobile and/or desktop applications</span></b></span></b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In addition, we're investigating options that will allow developers to collect one-time and/or ongoing revenue through a direct relationship with Ning. More on this to come.</span></b></span></b></div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We're excited about our new direction, and look forward to working closely together.</span></b></span></b></div>
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<div>Kyle Ford</div>
<div>Director of Partner Design & Development, Ning</div>Introducing The Ning Certified Partner Directorytag:developer.ning.com,2010-04-14:1185512:BlogPost:2638392010-04-14T00:09:20.000ZKyle Fordhttps://developer.ning.com/profile/KyleFord
<div>Hey all!</div>
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<div>I'm excited to announce the launch of the Ning Certified Partner Directory, our first official listing of recommended 3rd-party designers, developers and consultants:</div>
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<div><a href="http://about.ning.com/certified/index.php">http://about.ning.com/certified/index.php</a></div>
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<div>Enjoy!</div>
<div>Hey all!</div>
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<div>I'm excited to announce the launch of the Ning Certified Partner Directory, our first official listing of recommended 3rd-party designers, developers and consultants:</div>
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<div><a href="http://about.ning.com/certified/index.php">http://about.ning.com/certified/index.php</a></div>
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<div>Enjoy!</div>