Somewhat apropos of what I posted recently about freedoms, there’s been a kerfuffle about Facebook and privacy (again). A particular post I just read kind of set me off, so I decided to expand on a comment I left there.
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Half-formed thoughts about Twitter, social silos, web APIs, and mashups
TL;DR: Turns out, the way to derive value from web APIs is to let your community run off and do free research and development. Harvest the results, and profit. We were never promised participation, but it felt like it was a 2-way street. Silly us. Where do we go from here?
About Me
Hi there! My name is Les Orchard. I'm a serial enthusiast, {web,mad,computer} scientist, {tech,scifi} writer, and home{brew,roast}er. I work for the Mozilla Corporation and live near Detroit, MI.
