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Wroom - we’re moving to Google App Engine

jaiku-appengine.pngWe’ve been working quietly for a while to port Jaiku to Google infrastructure. Today we’re taking off our welding goggles to announce Jaiku will be one of the first apps to run on the new Google App Engine.

The Google App Engine enables applications to leverage powerful Google technologies and scale up to millions of users without infrastructure headaches.

Jaiku will be fully deployed on the Google App Engine in the near future. Andy & co. are working hard to ensure the port is a success and we will make a further announcement once the port has been completed.

21 Responses to “Wroom - we’re moving to Google App Engine”

  1. Duncan Sample Says:

    Congratulations! I hope it all goes smoothly. With the way some have reacted to recent down-times, I just hope this transition goes a little smoother for you :o)

    Good luck!

  2. ARJW Says:

    This is a good thing; at least from a development standpoint. I woul assume that the App engine will not just allow for the kind of scaling that Google can really take advantage of, but it would also present a simpler means to integrate Jaiku’s features into various services and vice-versa.

    A piece of me sees Jaiku as a bit of a “tie that binds” users with aspects of Google’s services. A bit deeper than an ID, and more user tunable becaue of XML. Should be interesting.

    I do hope that this app engine presents the means for more than just S60 devices to reap on the mobile side. Jaiku’s ability to work without a web connection for the presence setting could be just as powerful as other aspects of it.

  3. Brainjam » Jaiku flyttar till Google App Engine Says:

    […] Jaiku kommer vara en av de första applikationerna som kommer ta plats i Googles App Engine som kommer att vara en utvecklingsmiljlö. Det kommer säkert att innebära ytterligare nya applikationer. Vi kommer att se ett försök att bygga in utvecklare i Googles egen miljö. […]

  4. Jaiku flytter över till Google App Engine | Mikroblogg Says:

    […] Jaiku-gänget har haft fullt upp med att skriva om koden så att den lirar på Googles nya App Engine. Därmed blir Jaiku även den första koden som snurrar på App Engine. […]

  5. Martin Paljak Says:

    This is very cool.

    It is good and cool for Jaiku and to be honest, the Google infra thing looks awsome as well.

  6. Jaiku is moving (and opening!) | jaiku invites Says:

    […] The official announcement was made over on the Jaikido blog and the announcement of the Google App Engine was broadcast live by @Scobleizer via Qik and live blogged by @techcrunch on the TechCrunch blog. […]

  7. Google App Engine | Utvbloggen Says:

    […] Ingen kan ju ha undgått att Google nu släpper en ny plattform där du kan köra din egen Python kod. Först ut att använda projektet blir Jaiku som köptes upp av Google förra året. […]

  8. Two points about Google App Engine | Technovia Says:

    […] 2. I am very glad that Jaiku is moving to this platform. Now, suddenly, the effective radio silence that Jaiku has undergone makes a lot of sense. […]

  9. Jacky Zhao Says:

    good Done…

  10. bb5media Says:

    good job for jaiku….

  11. Jarkko Laine Says:

    Does this mean Jaiku is being ported to Python as well, or are you using a yet-to-be-announced Java API for App Engine?

  12. Google moving Jaiku to Google App Engine Says:

    […] Checkout: Wroom - we’re moving to Google App Engine […]

  13. BuiltByDave.co.uk » Google Application Engine vs Facebook f8., by David Stone Says:

    […] If the phone is your social network, what are companies doing? Well, the long and short of it is, not much. Sure, Facebook has possibly the best iPhone application in the market, and a mobile friendly version, however it’s not enough (and if you know of a mobile social network with traction please let me know). Contacts integration? Application platform? Oh, wait, yes, Android. I’ve not looked at Android, but I’m pretty sure it’ll allow contacts integration. Jaiku is moving to Google Application Engine, what about the mobile application? It’d make perfect sense to move it to Android as well. […]

  14. Marcel Says:

    I need a invitation please! my mail is umbrella.m@gmail.com

  15. Fábio Says:

    Jaiku+orkut= brazilian happy!

  16. Jyri Says:

    Jarkko Laine: Jaiku is written mostly in Python

  17. Mantas Vidutis Says:

    Can we finally have a working US SMS system?

  18. Giselle Says:

    Dear Jaiku/Google/Jaikusers,

    Please, could you send me an invitation to Jaiku? I requested an account a while ago but no luck. My immersion in web 2.0, I feel, can’t progress until I get a Jaiku… :\

    With sugar on top, make my week! giselleg@gmail.com

    Thanks,
    fellow web junkie and social networking geek,
    Giselle

  19. What’s been happening at JaikuInvites? | jaiku invites Says:

    […] Also one or two of you have asked what will happen to us when Jaiku opens, well I hope to keep bringing all the latest Jaiku news here and until the opening we will keep helping you to share those invites. I mite also have some new surprises for you too. […]

  20. Is Jaiku now a 20% time project? | jaiku invites Says:

    […] After a little further digging into it I discovered this thread on Jaiku in Finnish which is talking about the talk that @teemu gave in a Helsinki University. The basic gist of it is some of the students talking about what @teemu had said. He then comes on to clear a few things up (sorry about the rough translation see the original here. Please correct me if it’s wrong.) Let me correct some possible misunderstandings, Jaiku will continue its existence and Jaiku is being ported to the Google App Engine . Its porting will make the expansion of the user numbers possible in the future, so that joining without an invite will be possible. The Port is in part worked on full-time but we are also working in part on something new. […]

  21. Behrang Says:

    If I am not wrong Google’s policy only allows use of Java, Python, C, and JavaScript. So I guess your are moving the codebase to Python. Actually what is the current architecture of Jaiku?

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