Adobe taps social networking media, announces availability of Flash Platform services

Adobe, the leading documenting software maker has announced a new Flash platform that will allow users and developers to share Flash platform.

The company has revised as how its Flash applications are used and has gone viral to make Flash apps more social. It will help users to share Flash Applications rather than leading to them an “install” link.

Sensing the current flow of technology and in wake of tapping the potential of social networking, the company is promoting the social and viral distribution of Flash applications on the Web, PCs and mobile devices. 

The company has announced the availability of Adobe Flash Platform Services that will facilitate application distribution, tracking, and monetization. It will be regulated by three main components namely Distribution, Collaboration, and Social.

The company has partnered with Gigya, a social media management platform for the service. The new move will help users to get rid of installation nits and grits. Also, it will help making Flash application metrics more meaningful by not only providing number of visits but will also give measure of social visits in terms of friend-to-friend interactions like “viral grabs” and “stickiness.”

The Social part of the service will be made available later this year, cited related sources and will initially support connections to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Yahoo.