Wouldn’t it be annoying to log in to every new hour? Maybe even with different passwords in different locations – for security reasons? Lucky you don’t have to constantly fill out forms in real life, but these days every heavy user of social media has gotten used to multiple registrations and an immense load of passwords. But Firefox is going to change that by establishing the browser as the “trusted agent” when it comes to handling your online identity. Read the rest of this entry »
Bite, lick, or tackle them back, or click here to theorize about what this all means. I’m very happy to publish the first guest posting here on datadirt. Kim De Vries, who I met via Facebook, wrote a very interesting paper about the symbolic kind of communication we all know so well from social networks like Facebook. “He who never superpoked shall throw the first rock” – enjoy the reading! Dr. Kim De Vries is working at the California State University Stanislaus, you can reach her at kdevries [at] csustan.edu Read the rest of this entry »
Scotty, get those phazers ready – the battle for digital identity management is about to begin. The Google Klingons have yet not been able to successfully launch their not-so-secret weapon OpenSocial, while the Federation’s OpenId primarily seems to appeal to nerds. Read the rest of this entry »