Re: RE : Re: Federation protocols

Nick Vidal wrote:
>> We can really stop looking for a killer feature right there and start, well, implementing it.
>> Yup... rough consensus and running code, then the market tends to drive what gets adopted.
> Even if we had a rough consensus and a very stable running code for a
> federated social web, even so it would be complicated to make a dent
> in Facebook's market. Even Google is struggling, despite having
> thousands of the best developers and architects in its payroll. Just
> look at how many of its products have flopped: Orkut, OpenSocial,
> Wave, Buzz, Google+. The market is already monopolized and only
> something truly innovative could disrupt it.
>
> However, Facebook has one huge weakness: its signal/noise ratio for
> each user is very poor, and this is exactly where ISS/IM has
> potential. Just take a few minutes from you time to have a serious
> look at it. I appreciate it!
>
> http://ttn.iss.im/

Want to really establish an alternative to Facebook, start with:
- MS Active Directory - pretty much what everyone is forced into at work
- Shibboleth - pretty much what the entire worldwide university 
community uses for directory services
- LDAP - pretty much what everyone in government works with

And, oh, by the way,
- Active Directory and Shibboleth are both LDAP and Kerberos underneath.
- support is built into Windows, MacOS, and most browsers



-- 
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra

Received on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 22:56:47 UTC