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The Social Web: No More Walled Gardens
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- Leading technologists will debate the progress toward a more open version of the Social Web. Learn about key technical building blocks that open the “walled garden” and allow users own their data and take it with them to social sites all over the Web. How do the pieces fit together?
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- What is the “Social Web” and how is it different from the “walled garden” model of social networking?
- What are the market forces that will either accelerate or impede the technical progress of the new model?
- Why do we need it?
- Who owns your data and friends?
- What is OAuth? OpenID? OpenSocial? Microformats? Portable Contacts? Open Social? Google Friend Connect? XMPP?
- What makes data truly portable?
- How will communication platforms and social networks work together?
- What’s the deal with Google and Facebook?
- What needs to happen to make the web truly open?
- Is Open safe and how is privacy protected in Social Web?
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Category:
- Community / Social Networks
- Type:
- Panel
- Event:
- SXSW Interactive 2009
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