RE: What is a social network?

Hi Harry, et al. 

The purpose of the SWXG:

> help provide guidance for Web services that want to add these 
> types of social features: Show them how to add these features 
>  in a open, extensible, privacy-enhanced, accessible, 
> internationalized and Web-based way.
> 

I applaud the use of the term "service" (as opposed to "the site"). 

But can "The Web" -based service be accessed and used WITHOUT a user being
required to run a browser? I simply seek to point out that a Web-based
service MAY also be accessible via a proprietary client application.
Proprietary applications can also use open and standard-compliant protocols
for specific features.

If we are going to use "social features" in the goal of the SW XG, we need
to provide some clarity on what these are. Does anyone care to begin the (SW
XG) list of attributes of "social feature" on a wiki page?

Christine 
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Received on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 11:00:38 UTC