Connections
This is quite an astounding piece of writing. Robert Lucky imagines the internet of things mashed up with online social networking …but this was published in 1999!
Link tags: social_networking
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Liminal Existence: Identity
Blaine outlines the vision for Webfinger.
Ident Engine
Glenn has taken Google's Social Graph API, YQL and various parsers, and he's wrapped it all up in one JavaScript library. The demos are mind-boggingly impressive.
"Social Media is Here to Stay... Now What?"
danah boyd addresses the Microsoft Research Tech Fest.
Social networks may be imaginary | The Register
My new motto is "The Social Graph is a Spherical Cow."
DataPortability.org - Share and remix data using open standards
A new site to track the building blocks of portable social networks: OpenID, OAuth, hCard, XFN and more.
Third time’s a charm « Davidville
Tumblr has just added a shedload of new features.
Home :: WEBJAM
This Ning competitor has a lot of really nice UI touches. Also, the fact that you can play around a lot without signing up is a plus point.
Bugroff and do something useful!
Best. Social networking site. Ever.
Arsebook | Welcome to Arsebook!
Arsebook is an anti-social utility that connects you with the people YOU HATE.
Brad's Thoughts on the Social Graph
Another take on social network portability.
The Benefits of Facebook "Friends:" Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Network Sites
"In addition to assessing bonding and bridging social capital, we explore a dimension of social capital that assesses one's ability to stay connected with members of a previously inhabited community, which we call maintained social capital."
Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace
Danah Boyd's essay is required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in social networks.
d.construct makes you 35% more friendly
Glenn has some interesting statistics from the d.Construct backnetwork.