Re: [Social-discuss] the applications layer

[Melvin Carvalho]

On 3 December 2010 17:04, Joe Corneli <address@hidden> wrote:
> As I understand it, Facebook exploits semi-open information in a
> semi-centralized way.  Instead of the Applications layer being
> something that people can really socialize about, it only supports a
> closed, firm-like, collaboration at that layer.  I hope that Diaspora*
> et al. will support "social apps" that aren't just miniature corporate
> themeparks, but which instead correspond to real "grassroots social
> organizing".  How might that work?
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> Some analogies:  this might be like adding a "problems" layer on top
> of PlanetMath's mathematics encyclopedia, or like adding a radio drama
> layer on top of the collection of sounds at Freesound.org, or like
> adding a literary discussion layer on top of the collection of public
> domain texts at Project Gutenberg.
>
> Indeed, maybe these aren't just analogies, but could themselves become
> "applications".

OpenSocial are going to do some work with OStatus.  This a kind of
facebook apps clone, with the container/app model, ie not designed as
full peer to peer.

I think HTML5 will better allow you to build generic peer to peer apps
using Web Standards.

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