Submitted by netxm
from blog:
With all the buzz about Facebook Connect this week, it's worth asking the question: Whatever happened to OpenID?The universal login standard was created in 2005 by Brad Fitzpatrick, founder of LiveJournal, while he was workin (Read More)
The Guardian:
Facebook's Connect service almost feels like a relic of the 'web portal' mentality; if we can't direct you to other sites, we'll at least try and monitor where and how you're accessing other sites. It seems rather more sinist (Read More)
Submitted by jeffowens:
This new application, currently in alpha, lets you update your networks, follow your friends, organize your favorites, and search for content across networks that include Twitter, flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn, Digg, Seesmic, ide (Read More)
Submitted by dcrebekah
from Google Reader:
TwitterSnoozeDo you think a Twitter user you follow is too noisy? Hit the snooze button & turn off their tweets for your desired amount of time. TwitterSnooze is not ideal because when a person is unsnoozed, Twitter will send (Read More)
Submitted by dcrebekah
from Google Reader:
TweetValueFind out how much your Twitter profile is worth & check out the Twitter profiles with the highest values. The value is calculated with a Ph.D algoritm that is based on the public information available on your Twitte (Read More)
Submitted by louisgray
from Google Reader:
With the surmised official launching of Facebook Connect, it’s evident that Facebook will very well become the center of activity and attention for a good portion of the social web. But why limit this social hub to other onl (Read More)
Submitted by robdiana
from Google Reader:
Way back in 1999, the man who invented the World Wide Web, Al Gore Tim Berners-Lee, wrote a book about how he created the Web, called “Weaving the Web: The Ulitmate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor“. I have the o (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
If the initial development race of Web 2.0 centered around "building a better social network" then the next phase will certainly focus on extending the reach of existing social networks beyond their current domain. How? By us (Read More)
GigaOM:
Inventor and tech-philosopher Dave Winer Twittered tonight that federation is the hot thing, pointing to a New York Times article about Facebook Connect. And just like that he touched upon the third rail of our increasingly s (Read More)
Submitted by louisgray
from Google Reader:
Despite having pioneered the world of set top boxes and time shifting recordings, TiVo hasn't become the dominant business success its many hard-core fans (including me) had hoped it would. While its issues ranged from compet (Read More)