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[[XFN]] 1.1 introduced the "me" [[rel]] value which is used to indicate profile equivalence and for [[identity-consolidation]].  
[[XFN]] 1.1 introduced the "me" [[rel]] value which is used to indicate profile equivalence and for [[identity-consolidation]].  


== example ==
<code>rel="me"</code> is used on hyperlinks from one page about a person to other pages about that same person.
<code>rel="me"</code> is used on hyperlinks from one page about a person to other pages about that same person.


For example, [[User:Tantek|Tantek]]'s [http://tantek.com/ home page] has (markup simplified)
For example, [[User:Tantek|Tantek]]'s [http://tantek.com/ home page] has (markup simplified)


<source lang=html4strict><a href="http://twitter.com/t" rel="me">@t</a></source>
<source lang=html4strict><a href="https://twitter.com/t" rel="me">@t</a></source>


And his Twitter profile itself has (markup simplified)
And his Twitter profile itself has (markup simplified)
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== tutorials ==
== tutorials ==
[http://ungeekdapo.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/a-simple-data-portability-project-or-is-it/ A simple data portability project or is it] rel=me summary by Bob Ngu
[http://ungeekdapo.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/a-simple-data-portability-project-or-is-it/ A simple data portability project or is it] rel=me summary by Bob Ngu
== rel-me-auth ==
[[RelMeAuth]] is a proposed open standard for using [[rel-me]] links to profiles on [[OAuth]] supporting services to authenticate via either those profiles or your own site.
Read more about [[RelMeAuth]] and [[web sign-in]].


== implementations ==
== implementations ==
Notable Sites:
* '''[https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1229920 Google]''' uses reciprocal rel=me links for domain verification, which it also uses for independent site [[rel-author]] support.
* '''[http://blog.app.net/2013/04/29/announcing-domain-verification/ App.net]''' implements rel-me for officially connecting your domain to your app.net account, as well as publishing rel-me on your site.
Services:
* '''[http://indieauth.com/ IndieAuth]''' is perhaps the most comprehensive [[rel-me]] implementation, using it to implement [[RelMeAuth]] and a superset of [[web-sign-in]] that is focused on [http://indiewebcamp.com/ independent websites].
[[wordpress-plugins|WordPress plugins]]:
[[wordpress-plugins|WordPress plugins]]:
* [http://blog.maybe5.com/?page_id=94 Social Links Wordpress plugin] - supports rel-me links to other services
* [http://blog.maybe5.com/?page_id=94 Social Links Wordpress plugin] - supports rel-me links to other services
* [http://code.l0g.in/about-me/ About Me plugin] (on github) - supports creation of an About Me page with rel-me links to other profiles.
* [http://code.l0g.in/about-me/ About Me plugin] (on github) - supports creation of an About Me page with rel-me links to other profiles.


== rel-me-auth ==
=== advocacy ===
[[RelMeAuth]] is a proposed open standard for using [[rel-me]] links to profiles on [[OAuth]] supporting services to authenticate via either those profiles or your own site.
Advocating rel=me support can be done a few ways, if a site has:
* user profiles but no "website" field - ask them to add a "website" field and mark it up with rel=me.
* a "website" field on profiles - ask it to support publishing rel=me
* a notion of "verification" or "verified" profiles - ask it to do so via confirming reciprocal rel=me
* login/sign-in - ask it to support [[RelMeAuth]] with a [[Web sign-in]] user interface.
 
Current requests:
* [https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/2477 Gittip: Add "website" profile field #2477] - requested 2014-06-07 by Aaron Parecki.
* ...
 
== examples in the wild ==
Examples of sites publishing rel=me support, e.g. on user profiles.


Read more about [[RelMeAuth]].
See:
* [[hcard-xfn-supporting-friends-lists#Services_with_XFN_rel.3D.22me.22_to_multiple_external_sites|services supporting XFN rel=me]]


== see also ==
== see also ==

Revision as of 18:53, 8 June 2014

<entry-title>rel="me"</entry-title>

short URL
http://ufs.cc/w/relme

XFN 1.1 introduced the "me" rel value which is used to indicate profile equivalence and for identity-consolidation.

example

rel="me" is used on hyperlinks from one page about a person to other pages about that same person.

For example, Tantek's home page has (markup simplified)

<a href="https://twitter.com/t" rel="me">@t</a>

And his Twitter profile itself has (markup simplified)

<a href="http://tantek.com/" rel="me">http://tantek.com/</a>

Thus establishing a bi-directional rel-me link and confirming that the two URLs represent the same person.

Publishers can use the XFN creator form to create rel-me hyperlinks.

screencast and videos

Watch some short videos:

Longer:

  • Gavin Bell on "What is your provenance?" (40 minutes) - provides a much broader discussion of the problem statement of who is a person on the Web, and starting at about 0:07:30 explains how hCard + rel="me" helps solve this problem.

tutorials

A simple data portability project or is it rel=me summary by Bob Ngu

rel-me-auth

RelMeAuth is a proposed open standard for using rel-me links to profiles on OAuth supporting services to authenticate via either those profiles or your own site.

Read more about RelMeAuth and web sign-in.

implementations

Notable Sites:

  • Google uses reciprocal rel=me links for domain verification, which it also uses for independent site rel-author support.
  • App.net implements rel-me for officially connecting your domain to your app.net account, as well as publishing rel-me on your site.

Services:

WordPress plugins:

advocacy

Advocating rel=me support can be done a few ways, if a site has:

  • user profiles but no "website" field - ask them to add a "website" field and mark it up with rel=me.
  • a "website" field on profiles - ask it to support publishing rel=me
  • a notion of "verification" or "verified" profiles - ask it to do so via confirming reciprocal rel=me
  • login/sign-in - ask it to support RelMeAuth with a Web sign-in user interface.

Current requests:

examples in the wild

Examples of sites publishing rel=me support, e.g. on user profiles.

See:

see also