Building the User-centered Web |
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| Event | Interactive 2011 |
| Format | Solo |
| Organizer | Ben Werdmuller von Elgg – Benwerd.com |
| Description | Right now, we have to register with each web application we want to use. What if we required each application we used to register with us, in digital identities under our own control? What if, using these identities, anyone could connect to anyone else, and anyone could store their data anywhere as long as the storage provider followed the same broad standards? The web itself would become a social networking tool. This is far more flexible, and future-proof: Your ability to collaborate is not subject to a single company’s success: social functionality and application infrastructure are inherent in the web itself. The possibilities for collaboration are not subject to technology beyond common open standards, which can evolve. A wider range of application possibilities is ensured, because web applications gain the ability to interoperate in a general way. Privacy and user control are established by allowing a person to determine which application has access to which data. By establishing a general standard for social application interactions, the services and technologies used to make connections become less relevant; the Internet is people, one big social network, and users no longer have to worry about how they connect. We can all get on with communicating and collaborating in contextually appropriate ways. In this talk, I'll discuss how to build a decentralized, user-centered web using existing and emerging technologies. I hope you'll join me. |
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| Level | Beginner |
| Category | Social Networking |
| Tags | decentralized |