developing applications is never easy specially if you are planning to make a dynamic application.
there are different API's available as of now and all of them has different platforms. you can't make a dynamic application without considering these platforms.
the solution that the researchers were thinking is to come up with a single API that is compatible with other API so that the user will be allowed to add a new connection whenever they want to add a new social media in their dashboard which is not yet available in the database of the proposed system.
API blender. it has an ability to blend existing API's to make multiple web services interaction become easier. API blender is using Python in generating their codes.
OAUTH- an application which is also known as Open standard for Authentication. like it's name, it is used for authentication in other websites, it is used for acting in your behalf like posting, sharing pictures and other stuff which is stored on one website. i.e. you share a photo in 9gag to your facebook account.
OAUTH is complementary to OpenID but completely different to it.
on OAUTH, there is what you call OAUTH protocols for different sites/service provider,
like facebook and it's corresponding protocol -2.0, tumblr -1.0a and so on and so forth.
BrowserID- this one is built by and for Mozilla
this is similar to OpenID but has certain distinctions/features it uses email addresses as an identifier, it is focused on privacy, and is intended to be fully integrated in the browser
OPENID- is a tool in the internet. it would help to a user to get identified in his/her social website or any other website. moreover, it's like an ID with other features for various website.these "other features" is the user can associate information with this i.e. email,name, address and etc
OpenID also makes signing in to websites simplier, it would also make you less forgetful because, with your openID, you only have to remember one account username and password.it also makes your logging in Secure. what's cooler than that?!
it's like having a different multiple user accounts but remembered as one single user.
anyway's here's a simplier taught of open ID
- it helps you signup,login in other websites
- is simple
- is a proof of identity (a way to prove you you really are )
- and secure