I think it's an intriguing idea, although I give it at best even odds of success. Consumer movements like this can succeed if they gather enough supporters to pressure the big players into the idea, but it takes a lot of people -- enough to at least embarass the sites that don't play along, and ideally enough to present a real commercial (or legislative) threat. At this stage, I think it's possible, especially if either MySpace or Facebook decides to one-up the other by going along with it. But it's at least equally likely that they will both ignore the idea and hope that it goes away, and the odds are fairly good that it will do so...
The Social Web Bill of Rights
I think it's an intriguing idea, although I give it at best even odds of success. Consumer movements like this can succeed if they gather enough supporters to pressure the big players into the idea, but it takes a lot of people -- enough to at least embarass the sites that don't play along, and ideally enough to present a real commercial (or legislative) threat. At this stage, I think it's possible, especially if either MySpace or Facebook decides to one-up the other by going along with it. But it's at least equally likely that they will both ignore the idea and hope that it goes away, and the odds are fairly good that it will do so...
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The Third Way: Beyond Fun and Authenticity
I just came across this marvelous essay on the SCA fun/authenticity false dichotomy, and a different way of looking at it. It was written some…
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Donaeld et al -- showing that Twitter can be a force for good (or at least, funny)
It occurs to me that not everyone has yet come across the Twitter feed of Donaeld the Unready and associated accounts. There is a growing…
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Thoughts on Reactive Systems
This one's just for the programmers/architects, and mainly for the experienced ones: Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Building Reactive Systems.…
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