Thoughts on the Social Graph

Jamie found an excellent story about the trouble with social graphs. The author discusses the proliferation of social networking websites, the annoying problems this creates, and proposes an open solution to much of the problem. Essentially he is talking about an API for all those relationship systems not under the control of any single commercial entity, coupled with a shared login system. Had things like this been popularized a half a decade ago, we'd be looking at a different internet.

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I know where I fit

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:I know where I fit

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah. That's okay. Because I'm fucking your mother and both your sisters, bitch. Oh, and that aching feeling in your asshole? Yup. I'm anally raping you in the middle of the night, cunt.