title: Social networking APIs and C/C++
body: <p>Folks,</p>
  
  <p>Note sure if this is the best place to ask this one, but I doubt there'd be a better place. I see that github, stackoverflow, facebook, twitter, linkedin etc. have been providing developer API to slice and dice user information. Couple of questions on the general nature of these API: </p>
  
  <p>1) Are these open-source? </p>
  
  <p>2) Is there any general feedback on which specific programming language works best with these kind of 'social' APIs? In particular, any comments on whether C/C++ are suited for such work?</p>
  
  <p>3) Is there any recommended C/C++ open source package for 'mashups' across social networks?</p>