May 19 - 20, 2010
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Bridging the islands: Building fluid social experiences across websites
Social Web - John Panzer, Joseph Smarr
As more sites add social functionality, profiles, friends, and conversations are becoming increasingly fragmented and redundant. But an emerging collection of open technologies aim to help bridge these social islands, allowing users to seamlessly move between sites, bring their friends along, and have unified conversations that span multiple web sites. Come learn how OpenID, OAuth, Portable Contacts, ActivityStrea.ms, and Salmon can help you connect your site to the rest of the Social Web, increasing your traffic, engagement, and relevance to your users.
Session type: 201
Tags: OpenID, OAuth, Portable Contacts, ActivityStrea.ms, Salmon
Hashtag: #islandsio