On 3 December 2010 17:04, Joe Corneli <[email protected]> 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? > > 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. > >
