Mozilla Blends Social API, WebRTC for More Social Apps
Mozilla is making good on its promise to take its fledgling Social API beyond the simple Facebook integration it showcased for the launch of Firefox 17. In fact, the company's newest Social API demo removes the need for social websites entirely, tapping emerging web standards to create a real-time video calling, data sharing app – one part Skype, one part Facebook, all parts web-native. "While many of us are excited about WebRTC because it will enable several cool gaming applications and improve the performance and availability of video conferencing apps, WebRTC is proving to be a great tool for social apps," writes Mozilla's Maire Reavy on the Mozilla blog. Reavy goes on to paint a picture of seamless social sharing through WebRTC and Mozilla's Social API: Sometimes when you're chatting with a friend, you just want to click on their name and see and talk with them in real-time. Mozilla's Social API-WebRTC mashup goes beyond previous demos, using a new WebRTC feature, one which Firefox is the first to support, DataChannels.
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