Google's Vic Gundotra on stage at Google I/O in May 2011.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
The senior vice president of engineering at Google, Vic Gundotra, who is also leading the charge in the technology giant's social media efforts, has explained why Google+ does not currently offer a full write API.
The decision to postpone an API for the social network has been met with some contention by developers eager to begin building on the platform. Even though complaints have come in thick and fast from some third-party developers, Gundotra insists that a half-baked offering will do more damage than good.
The timing is certainly spot-on for Google, as social networking giant Facebook took a public thrashing this week by developer Dalton Caldwell. In a blog post titled "Dear Mark Zuckerberg," the developer accused Facebook of bullying tactics and "financial motivations that are not in-line with users & developers."
The developer apparently attended a meeting in which a product he was designing was considered too similar -- and potentially competitive -- to the new App center. Caldwell claims that the relations staff at the firm put pressure on him to sell-up -- or risk destruction.
After his experience dealing with Facebook, Caldwell said:
The meeting took an odd turn when the individuals in the room expla... [Read more]
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