AOL has decided to ratchet up its presence in the social networking world by throwing its support behind Google’s OpenSocial API, a toolkit that lets develoeprs write a single online application that can operate on a range of social networks. Recent AOL acquiree Bebo already supports OpenSocial; Internet giant Yahoo has also announced support for the technology, as have LInkedIn, Google’s own Orkut, and Hi5. AOL plans to first support OpenSocial’s Gadget specification for embedded apps within myAOL, but eventually support OpenSocial across AOL’s line of products and services.
