I have integrated google login in my windows phone 8 app. Using Google OAuth2 Apis.
I am able to read profile info for Google Account.
I have not found info for Share/Post moment on wall,Invite People etc.
My question is: Can we do this, If not WHEN?
Issue : If its related to this issue, then where it written officially that Google is going/not going to support Write Stream Access.
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Replies are really appreciated.
It is not possible to post to someone's Google+ stream.
Google has not said anything official about Google+ API in ages. If you look at the issue site you posted you will see that people have been requesting this since 2011 and that there are currently 676 issues in the Google Plus issue tracker.
Reasons I personally think they haven't added it:
It may be they are not allowing posting because they don't want g+ to become like other social media platforms where you have bots posting.
It could also be so we are forced to use their APP to post.
Google+ is the most unloved Google API imo.
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When changes are imminent to the API version, are admins/devs notified in advance via email or some other system?
Some companies I have found use twitter, hitch, or nothing at all to notify users of changes that may be deprecated. My goal is for us to stay on top of API changes so we never experience breakage.
I don't think this is the case. When Google makes changes to the Drive API (and to others), most of the time it is written on the Relase Notes.
There is also the Migration Page Guide where Google lists what's new and what's deprecated. Google also writes in red letters the outdated functionalities in their guides. Another way is they update devs is to announce it during conferences like Google I/O.
And lastly, the support page tells us devs to post questions here on Stackoverflow.
The app that I am working with now uses Google Places API library. I was wondering what Google My Business will mean for developers? Is it just a different product name or is there some changes that will possibly be made?
And I know this is probably a good question for Google itself, but I wanted to find out if someone from developers would know something.
PS: I did a lot of searching on the topic and could not find anything so far, that's why I am asking here.
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I'm living in Ukraine and maybe you know that we have some serious problems in our country. Ukraineans nowadays have no rights and almost everyone who trying to do something about it(fight for democratic ideals) are treated as enemy of the state. Police kidnap own people and torture them in prisons.
I'm an author of Chrome extension and this is my way to fight against tyranny. Still i'm worrying for myself and my relatives that someone could somehow find my personal information through its page in the store. And you need a credit card to register chrome extension in store(onetime $5 payment) so all my information is linked to my account in store.
So my question is next: could my personal info can be found through extension page in the store ? And maybe there is a way to hide such info..?
You should probably use a completely separate Google Account than the one you ordinarily use for uploading this extension. The webstore does show other apps created by the same author, so if you were to upload multiple extensions from the same account, and it was known who created the other extensions, that would be one way to tie it back to you. The other things that could tie an extension back to you are the contents of the extension (e.g. if you had your own personally identifying information in the HTML or JavaScript embedded in the extension code). Another way that they could attempt to unmask you is by sending an email with a virus to this account (the webstore does provide a way to contact the extension's author, I believe).
Google does comply with valid legal requests. Interestingly, Google's Transparency report doesn't seem to show any data on requests for user data from Ukraine. I doubt that, faced with a request to de-anonymize a dissident who has otherwise done nothing wrong, that Google would comply. That being said, as a political dissident, it's always better to be safe than sorry. For making the registration payment, you might want to use MaskMe or a similar masking service. You might also want to use a VPN for all of this so that all your activities (both encrypted and not) occur outside of Ukraine.
Anyway, that is a very interesting question, and I wish you the best of luck in restoring santity and democracy over in that part of the world.
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I have developed an extension for Google Chrome, but if I host the app on the Chrome Web Store there are no options to monetize the extension. This, to me, is a complete missed segment of the market, as I am sure developers would love to come up with creative applications and generate revenue for them!
I can't seem to find any alternative site/marketplace that would allow me to sell this extension though. I know that Firefox is building an app store to compete with Google and other HTML5 based app stores, but that doesn't help me too much either.
Is there any way I can.
Host my extension on either my own server or another app marketplace?
Provide some type of payment gateway with licensing that prevents users from downloading
a copy of the .crx and illegally distributing it?
I have a great little app that I don't want to give it away for free. Any Ideas?
Google says that the ability to sell extensions is "coming soon". Untill then, you can always self-host or turn your extension into a packaged app (see Google's notes for selling packaged apps, which are fundamentally identical to extesnions, but add an icon to the home screen.)
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"New" packaged apps (since the advent of manifest_version: 2) are quite different from extensions and have access to a completely separate set of APIs. Extensions are meant for browser interaction (manipulating tabs, cookies, history, etc.), whereas apps are meant to be closer to standalone programs.
As far as I know, there is no alternative marketplace for paid extensions.
Anyway, you can always host the extension on your own server:
http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/hosting.html
I appreciate the help from everyone. I think there would be a market for paid extensions. Mozilla is making a market for HTML5 apps, Facebook is rolling out a Market for HTML5 apps, but nothing is up and running for Extensions or Add-Ons.
Most Extensions, like mine, provide a time saver and efficiency-play on the users experience with the web.
Efficiency is something that can always, and should always be monetized. Part of the reason there are so many minimalistic chrome and firefox extensions is because there is no incentive for developers to build comprehensive solutions that are free.
Is there any way that if I do Host my own Extension, which I am more than capable of doing so, that I could put something in place that would prevent users from openly sharing my extension? Maybe keep the extension "unpackaged" so people couldn't just email each other the crx file and openly share it?
Another option I was thinking about would include A log-on screen where a user would have to sign up with an account and then would be given access after they paid for the plugin online. Is there any wayto incorporate that Log-On information into the plugin?
Thoughts?
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Part of what I want to offer subscribers to my application is a map showing the location of their customer, with the option to get directions (the idea is that they can just easily get the directions from one place instead of copying/pasting and going to Google Maps or Mapquest or whichever). As I understand it, however, Google Maps will require me to pay to use their API as my application is only visible to paid subscribers. I've contacted their Sales department to try and see just how much, but honestly any amount is too much since my startup is bootstrapped and I have little or no funds for anything.
This has got me looking at alternatives since I don't intend to pay to use a mapping API. Of the available maps, which one would you say is the most reliable as far as locations and directions? I'm considering Bing maps (formerly Live Maps) since it looks like I'm going to be using ASP.NET MVC as my platform of choice (Hey, I have a BizSpark membership for another two years - I might as well use it!) but I haven't checked their TOS to see if they have a similar proviso to Google Maps in that you need a special license if the map is only visible to paying customers.
EDIT: I guess what I'm asking is if there is any mapping service that won't charge an arm and a leg to use their mapping service on a paid, password-protected site? I was hoping to make the map integration a major feature of my product, but we're a startup so there's no money for expensive licenses for something like that.
You could use OpenLayers, Mapnik and OpenStreetMap to roll your own maps and direction-finding functionality, or you could talk to Cloudmade to help do this for you. Because the underlying map data is free, I think Cloudmade are much cheaper than Google, Yahoo and Bing for this sort of thing.
To do it on a password protected page with Google Maps API would require a Premier Licence. Each such licence is negotiable, but prices generally start at $10000 p.a.
One possibility to consider is throwing the directions request at maps.google.com in a new browser window or popup. Pass the start and end addresses in the &saddr and &daddr parameters. Or making your own public facing map page and opening that in a popup.
Oh, man. I just developed my own SaaS app and today came across the pricing from Google and Bing - after building in an asp.net framework and using Bing to get map (time/distance) data. Not even using any visual display/scrolling/zooming functionality.
It would be really nice if MSFT, Google, et al would provide SME pricing along with "enterprise" pricing - we are 2 different kinds of businesses. And I'm bootstrapped as well. Hope I am not scr3wed...
SpatialKey http://www.spatialkey.com provides a good solution for SaaS mapping and doesn't tie you into a single mapping provider. Their default is Mapquest but they provide Openstreet maps as well.
I'm very happy with Bing. My company has an enterprise license and it isn't cheap. BUT, they've just announced new licensing (http://www.microsoft.com/maps/resources/news.aspx).
"Free licensing for small Web sites. It’s now even easier to get started with Bing Maps—use is now free for public-facing, non-password protected Web sites with up to 125,000 user sessions per year.*"
So it may be within your reach :)