Jeff Reifman is the founder of NewsCloud (www.newscloud.com), an open source community media platform. As a former Microsoft Group Program manager, he helped launch MSNBC.com and then left to pursue freelance writing and non-profit technology ventures.
As Microsoft's recent $240M investment in Facebook gives FB all the capital
it needs to further its grand ambitions, some are concerned that one
corporation should control so much information about the detailed personal
activities and connections among individuals. Even before OpenSocial launched
today, one individual - Jeff Reifman (pictured) - had decided to outline an
open source software architecture to address these concerns. He has published
a technical overview of his ideas for an open source infrastructure for
social networking, calling it 'Breaking Open Facebook with Open Source
Software.'
With the kind permission of the author, Web 2.0 Journal brings you excerpts
here...
Breaking Open Facebook with Open Source Software, Part 1
Since last December, Facebook has g... (more)
Jeff Reifman is the founder of NewsCloud (www.newscloud.com), an open source community media platform. As a former Microsoft Group Program manager, he helped launch MSNBC.com and then left to pursue freelance writing and non-profit technology ventures.
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