March 25, 2008 2:17 PM PDT
Podcast: Yahoo, MySpace join Google's OpenSocial
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The joint initiative to standardize apps on social networks; Sony BMG makes noise about its own subscription download service; and how much longer will Windows XP hang around?
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Three of the biggest names in social networking have joined up to form the OpenSocial foundation, first established last year by Google. It's meant to standardize developer applications, but one of the biggest names, Facebook, is missing. CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy tells Erica Ogg why that is.
Also, how much longer will Windows XP hang around? Probably longer than Microsoft originally intended, says News.com's Ina Fried. And Sony BMG makes some noise about its own subscription download service. All this and more on today's News.com daily podcast.
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