The Open Web, Joseph Smarr and thesocialweb.tv
I had a conversation with Joseph Smarr from Plaxo today about the Open Web and thesocialweb.tv videocast.
Joseph is the Chief Platform Architect at Plaxo which is an Open Social Network - aggregator. Joseph was in Boston attending the MIT Technology Review EmTech conference on the MIT Campus in Cambridge and is participating in a panel discussion about Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Mashups. I sought out Joseph because of the work that he, David Recordon and John McCrea have done with the thesocialweb.tv videocast.
Thesocialweb.tv is a great video/podcast about the social communication tools and building blocks available today. This is not some Social hype show, however it is a factual discussion about tools and products that can be introduced and integrated into current products. Here is a list of many open api's and tools that have been discussed:
OAuth, OpenID, Microformats, Poratable Contacts,
Open Web Foundation, XMPP and Jabber
I love the opening line of every thesocialweb.tv show where they ask the answer the question ...
Who own's your data and content ? --- You do.
Our conversation was centered around the Open Web and Identity and how Identity and Identity management will play a big part in many products in the future. I also told Joseph that I thought they were on target delivering Social Media Topics in a clear and meaningful way.
If you have an interest in Social Networking and the latest tools, I urge you to checkout
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