[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Group on LinkedIn

[Jeff Axup]

Juhan,

While in principal we would probably all like more interoperability between
social networking services, there really aren't a lot of alternatives to the
semi-walled-gardens currently. I think the Linked In IXDA group is a great
idea for now, and I have joined it.

The larger issues which are implied by your question are:

   - How much control over our community/personal data to we want?
   - What personal information do we want shared between which social
   networking sites? (e.g. mixing Match.com content with LinkedIn
   content)
   - What are the use cases that provide justification for sharing data
   usefully?
   - Should there be a larger framework at a level above social
   networking sites (e.g. a protocol or possibly ad-hoc network) which
   ties them together (as you mentioned)?

-Jeff

On 9/26/07, lachica <lachicajulia at gmail.com> wrote:

> One step further towards 'Whuffie'? :)
>
> http://www.onlisareinsradar.com/archives/whuffie_reputation_economies/
>
> Cheers,
> Julie
>
>
> On 9/26/07, Juhan Sonin <juhan at mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Luke, Dave, and others are pointing towards:
> >
> > A Design Rolodex.
> > A global index of design talent, skills, and reputation.
> >
> > I want that too.
> >
> > A service that has restricted data (where access to given only those
> > who participate locally/within the app) is a walled garden. Building
> > a fence around your citizens (customer lock-in) is not a successful,
> > long-term solution to keep them from leaving. This undermines the
> > very nature of the social service. The data should be open.
> > Unfortunately, most social apps subscribe to the closed business
> > model. Note: there are many ways to make a buck with an open business
> > model.
> >
> > MySpace = ~200 million users. That's a big garden: 2% of the global
> > population.
> > FaceBook = 34m
> > LinkedIn = 14m
> > Blogger, Flickr...
> >
> > FaceBook is becoming more open with partial data access through their
> > API.
> >
> > OpenID has promise. It leads towards a global ID which includes
> > profile and reputation data. We should only handle information once
> > versus inputing the same profile data across many disparate services.
> > Global identification is in great need of designers attention.
> >
> > Data interoperability and openness ain't sexy but they%u2019re key
> > to growing spimes and connected services - and here's the stretch -
> > that combine data from my banking and financials, health records,
> > work product, energy footprint, food consumption, housing,
> > entertainment and games, and friends to supply my Life Dashboard.
> >
> > -Juhan
> >
> >
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Thanks,
Jeff
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Jeff Axup, Ph.D.
Principal Consultant, Mobile Community Design Consulting, San Diego

Research:    Mobile Group Research Methods, Social Networks, Group Usability
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