<s>
The	O
Open	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
(	O
OWF	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
protection	O
of	O
specifications	O
for	O
emerging	O
web	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
at	O
the	O
O'Reilly	O
Open	O
Source	O
Convention	O
(	O
OSCON	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
has	O
announced	O
their	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
OWF	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
,	O
Six	B-Protocol
Apart	I-Protocol
,	O
Plaxo	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
OWF	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
now	O
have	O
an	O
appropriate	O
venue	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
resolve	O
their	O
differences	O
between	O
Facebook	B-Application
Connect	O
and	O
OpenSocial	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
way	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
users	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Dare	O
Obasanjo	O
made	O
accusations	O
that	O
employees	O
of	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
were	O
bypassing	O
the	O
IETF	O
or	O
other	O
regulatory	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
companies	O
and	O
organizations	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
membership-based	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
