Category Archives: OpenID

The power of OpenID

Posted on November 11, 2009 by vanelsas

[disclaimer: this post is related to my work as CEO of Glubble] Yesterday was a big day for Glubble, a private social network for (extended) families including small children. We introduced the ability to register and log in to Glubble … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Messina, Family, Glubble for Families, OpenID | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

A User-Centric Web needs brand agnostic service providers

Posted on September 23, 2009 by vanelsas

A User-Centric web is by design a brand agnostic web when it comes to identity. There is only one brand, and that is you. The current web causes different types of problems that can be lead to possibly 2 design … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement trap, business model, freedom, OpenID, user centric web | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

The Open, Social web needs plumbers

Posted on May 19, 2009 by vanelsas

Chris Messina has a long and good post up about the open Social Web. He hits on a topic I have written about many times as well: Moreover, by commoditizing certain fundamental features, service providers will move to compete on … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, FactoryJoe, OpenID, Rolf Skyberg, Tim O'Reilly, user centric web, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Is Yahoo getting back into the game?

Posted on January 9, 2008 by vanelsas

I’m wondering if Yahoo is slowly getting back into the game. They have incredible amounts of traffic to their sites but never seem to be able to convert it into great services and loads of revenues, when compared to a … Continue reading →

Posted in browser embedded MP3 player, e-mail, Ian Rogers, leadership, OpenID, Uncategorized, web 2.0, Yahoo, Yahoo life, Yahoo music | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Design of an Open Social Interaction Network: Human needs

Posted on October 3, 2007 by vanelsas

After I posted some of my observations about flaws in web 2.0, I received a lot of positive and smart reactions. Becoming a bit overconfident I suggested that we might be able to aid future service design by exploring with … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement, Facebook, friends, internet evolves around you (not), Mobile Internet, Open Social Interaction Networks, OpenID, sharing, social networks, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

The flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them part 2

Posted on October 2, 2007 by vanelsas

After I wrote my earlier post called “The flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them” I was surprised by the really positive replies and also the quality of the discussion that seems to have been triggered by it. … Continue reading →

Posted in emotions, Facebook, friends, future of advertisement, on-line advertisement, OpenID, sharing, social capital, social networks, true interaction | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them

Posted on September 28, 2007 by vanelsas

While there is lot’s of enthusiasm and sometimes over hyped investors reactions to what now is commonly known as web 2.0, there is also serious warning that it is flawed. I have written some earlier posts on it (here, here). … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Keen, Facebook, friends, internet evolves around you (not), new generation, OpenID, Seth Porges, Social Graph, social networks, true interaction, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Opening up your Social Graph

Posted on September 21, 2007 by vanelsas

John Battelle pointed me to an excellent post by David Recordon from SixApart. He talks about the possible privacy and security issues in sharing information on the Internet. He argues rightly that your Social Graph (your list of friends and … Continue reading →

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