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Line 11: With the advent of the [http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=21 Facebook Platform], launched June 1st 2007, Facebook incorporated an open api into its business model ''[[OpenSocial'']] is currently being developed by Google in conjunction with MySpace and other social networks including Bebo.com Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING. The ultimate goal is for any social website to be able to implement the APIs and host 3rd party social applications. "Open API" is also becoming very popular among technical software, for collaboration between different trades such as architects and engineers. Since there is different software for designing structures, buildings, these trades find a way to use each others work through "Open API". For example, an architect can draw in CAD software and engineers can implement these plans into their software.

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