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Explaining the Granular Social Network :: Personal InfoCloud
An updated explanation of the granular social network concept with a visualization of the complexity, which when broken down can lead to simplicity
danbriās foaf stories :: Google Social Graph API, privacy and the public record
Dan Brickley's writes-up some of the good points around the Google SocialGraph API and the concerns that people have.
eFoundations: Google, Social Graphs, privacy & the Web
A really good summary of the variance of interests and concerns regarding the release of the Google SocialGraph API
John Battelle's Searchblog: It's Time For Services on The Web to Compete On More Than Data
Good overview on the need for portable social networks and data portability.
New Video Explains the Basics of Data Portability - ReadWriteWeb
Marshall Kirkpatrick explains the importance of the current buzz about the work of the Data Portability workgroup, how the publicity drives vendors to commit to action.
DataPortability - Connect, Control, Share, Remix on Vimeo
Great video on DataPortability gathers existing open standards into a blueprint for a social, open, remixable web where your online identity, media, contacts and content can follow you wherever you go under your own control. Find out more at dataportabili
Bombshell: Google and Facebook Join DataPortability.org - ReadWriteWeb
Facebook and Google have joined the DataPortabiltiy.org, which is a giant step forward for both.
DataPortability.org - Share and remix data using open standards
The open standards stack for the ubiquitous sharing and remixing of data
Free the Scoble 5,000!! | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
Kara hits the Facebook problem with Robert Scoble on the head. The latest chapter is Facebook bubling its way along under poor leadership.
Facebook disabled my account :: Scobleizer
Robert Scoble is continually running a foul of the Facebook service agreement and getting his account removed. Facebook has now removed all of his identity and activity/data. This will be good to follow.
Twitter / Malarkey: Holy crap! You mean to say ...
Holy crap! You mean to say I have to recreate my network and add the same friends on Last.fm. Where did I put my portable social network?
Portable Social Networks: Take Your Friends with You [Content]
As each new social networking site becomes the Next Big Thing, we spend hours recreating our accounts, contact details, and associations with people we know. Brian believes we should support - and create - sites that make users' profile data portable, and
Pffft! Social Graph, We Need the Portable Social Network :: Off the Top :: vanderwal.net
Many people are uprooting their digital homes at Facebook but are missing the Portable Social Network to ease the move to elsewhere.
David Recordon's Blog - OpenSocial Is Not the Entire Answer
Overview of where Google is missing with OpenSocial
Unit Structures: Google OpenSocial and Situational Relevance
Fred Stutzman provides great insight into the OpenSocial and Facebook developments, but great context and frameworks for thinking about social software in general
Dogster Inc. Company Blog :: 10 Reasons Why OpenSocial Will Be Very Beneficial
One of the best write-ups on OpenSocial so far.
Details Revealed: Google OpenSocial To Launch Thursday
Google is making a smart step in the world of social software building upon an open framework
Portable Social Networks for Django
Those using Django and interested in portable social networks should read this, as well as others with PSN interest
The Man in Blue :: There are no social networks
Cameron has an excellent take on social networks and properly brings it all back to personal interaction tools
Open Social Graph @ Plaxo
Plaxo's overview of their interest and work on portable social networks
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