tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122437094326565892.post4149418163035023917..comments2023-11-18T01:56:25.902-05:00Comments on the web is social dot com: Now We're Talking: Peered Data Portabilityalisa leonard-hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522975778325896449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122437094326565892.post-82737395188063033032009-02-26T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-26T09:27:00.000-05:00While we're all hanging for our future and wan...While we're all hanging for our future and want it yesterday, I believe what Facebook has in short term advantage it will not maintain over the long haul, purely because the structure of its model is diametrically opposed to the way the web functions at its core.<BR/><BR/>There's a great video I saw...hmm...where...here --> http://etchgroup.com/?p=149 which goes through the history of the development of the web. The pic of Facebook at the center of DP above looks alot like the web does in these videos (in the 60's...).<BR/><BR/>Say it with me: open beats closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122437094326565892.post-62750286322458368162009-01-29T22:12:00.000-05:002009-01-29T22:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great write up :)Thanks for the great write up :)Chris Saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370573907488615097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122437094326565892.post-82867328708801901522009-01-29T15:30:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:30:00.000-05:00@bryanf yep, you make a good point...and ultimatel...@bryanf yep, you make a good point...and ultimately, those technical ramifications would in turn affect the marketalisa leonard-hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522975778325896449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122437094326565892.post-51490113156684972822009-01-29T15:15:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:15:00.000-05:00I'm less concerned about the market consequences o...I'm less concerned about the market consequences of a central authentication authority and much more concerned with the technical ramifications. In particular, it introduces a single point of failure, so if Facebook is down you can't login to any other sites. Also, it introduces a single point of compromise, so if Facebook's authentication system is ever compromised the Bad People will have access to all your accounts everywhere.<BR/><BR/>I don't have sufficient trust in Facebook's stability and security to rely on them for accessing other sites.bryanfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610717319602798133noreply@blogger.com