events/2007-09-28-portable-social-networks-meetup-amsterdam

portable social networks meetup amsterdam

details

When

2007-09-28 14:00-17:00

Where

Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherland, during the PICNIC conference

What

An open brainstorm session to think about how social networks can be made portable. Ultimately, the goal is to give users total control of their virtual identity across numerous social networks, using existing standards like hCard, XFN and OpenId.

More info on the PICNIC site

notes

After the event in San Fransisco I thought it would be cool to get some people in Amsterdam together discussing the same problem. -Robert

Before joining the meetup, attendees are encouraged to read the following articles:

• social-network-portability (fr)
• hcard-supporting-profiles (fr)
• hcard-xfn-supporting-friends-lists (fr)

expected attendees

• Robert Gaal
• Yme Bosma
• Marc Canter