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The next destination for the open web?

Those of you aware of OpenID likely feel it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The internet is becoming open and data is being shared. While the open web movement is accomplishing some great things, I still find it lacking in actual social connectivity. It’s still difficult to find your friends anywhere other than Twitter and Facebook. It’s still difficult to share things around the web with your friends. It’s still difficult to recognize the response to your blog posts or news articles that aren’t made directly as replies in whatever comment system is being used. OpenID simplifies the entry point to signing up for a new website or service. But where can we go from there? What more can we simplify? What if we could share more than just your identity?

OiNK admin found not guilty, pigs fly, hell freezes over.

Alan Ellis, creator of OiNK, the most renowned Bit Torrent based music sharing site has been unanimously declared not guilty by the jury in his recent court appearance. This is a massive success for freedom and a huge blow to the corruption of the current music industry. It will be most interesting to see what the response is to this in the coming days.