Whats the difference between an Open Application and an OAuth Application, and which one should I use?
An Open Application is a Web application that appears on Yahoo! pages such as My Yahoo!. Users can locate Open Applications in a gallery and can add these applications to their Yahoo! pages. An Open Application uses OAuth and typically calls Yahoo! Web services. An OAuth Application also uses OAuth and typically calls Yahoo! Web services. However, an OAuth Application does not appear on Yahoo! pages. So, if you want your application to appear on a Yahoo! page, you must set it up as an Open Application. For step-by-step instructions on setting up an Open Application applications, see Creating an Open Application.
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