1. Yep, Pluck is doing some interesting things. They still seem to be mostly a blog and message board platform, but their product is solid, so it's a good springboard into new things. I suspect they have a good dev team and eyes forward, so I expect more great things from them.
2. Yeah, that could be very interesting. There's a bubble on, so if you can create hype around a good idea I imagine you could find developers, especially if you can mock up your concept in a compelling way. SF might be a good starting point, and I'd also consider hitting up info design communities' message boards and take a look at the comments getting posted on Google's OpenSocial blog and other areas where OpenSocial is being discussed.
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1. Yep, Pluck is doing some interesting things. They still seem to be mostly a blog and message board platform, but their product is solid, so it's a good springboard into new things. I suspect they have a good dev team and eyes forward, so I expect more great things from them.
2. Yeah, that could be very interesting. There's a bubble on, so if you can create hype around a good idea I imagine you could find developers, especially if you can mock up your concept in a compelling way. SF might be a good starting point, and I'd also consider hitting up info design communities' message boards and take a look at the comments getting posted on Google's OpenSocial blog and other areas where OpenSocial is being discussed.