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The Social Cloud

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Dual
Organizer Ben Werdmuller Elgg
Description Social networks are walled gardens. Even if you can see content, you can't add people as friends from other networks, or keep track of their content in open, generic ways beyond RSS. Or can you? We'll give you tools to connect your site or application to the social cloud today.
Questions
Answered
  1. What is the social cloud?
  2. Why are social networks walled gardens?
  3. Why would I want to connect my web application to the social cloud?
  4. Who else is opening up, and why?
  5. What is the Open Data Definition?
  6. How can I use the Open Data Definition?
  7. What role can OpenID play in the social cloud?
  8. What's wrong with proprietary APIs?
  9. Can I still monetize my site if I open it up?
  10. Why will users care?
Level Advanced
Category Community / Social Networks