Six Apart is Opening the Social Graph - Social Network Portability

Message from discussion Six Apart is Opening the Social Graph

Stephen Downes

More options Sep 21 2007, 1:24 pm

From: Stephen Downes <step...@downes.ca>

Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:24:32 -0300

Local: Fri, Sep 21 2007 1:24 pm

Subject: Re: Six Apart is Opening the Social Graph

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Hellekin O. Wolf wrote:

> Plasticmind wrote:
>>> Any thoughts on a better tag?

Open Social Networks (OSN)

- isn't specific to a particular model, the way 'graph' is, but still
sufficiently precise
- allows for a variety of protocols, as will probably be the case
- suggests that there's not necessarily one big MOASN (Mother of All
Social Networks)
- includes the 'open'
- leaves room for OSNP (OSN protocols), OSNS (OSN Software) etc

While I'm writing, this seems like a good time to suggest revisiting the
'Semantic Social Network' (SSN)
http://www.downes.ca/post/46

Which gives us OSSN (Open Semantic Social Network), which is where we
want to get in the end.

-- Stephen

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