[foaf-protocols] foaf+ssl & like for blogs

[Melvin Carvalho]

2010/5/25 Nathan <nathan at webr3.org>

> That does sound like a very good idea - would be v nice if we could work
> it so that the 'like' button could be added either by javascript; or
> indeed sit i the browser and thus be used for anything, whether the site
> implements and joins or not :)
>

All great ideas, imho.

Just thinking out loud, what about a bookmarklet that pings sindice?


>
> Best,
>
> Nathan
>
> Sebastian Tramp wrote:
> > quote Story Henry (25.5.2010):
> >
> > Hi Henry, the like button could also be a good usecase for semantic
> > pingback. the user adds a :me :likes :this to his profile and pings :this
> > for communicating this. foaf+ssl could be used for identifying the WebID
> > based on the cert. after that, the triple should be added to the webid
> > automatically. after clicking the like button, some form should ask to
> add
> > the like-triple (or any other one, we could use this for group-addition
> > too).
> >
> > best regards
> >
> > S.Tramp
> >
> >> During a discussion on the Social Web with Amaru Rance in Oxford, we
> >> came across the idea of a new very simple usage of foaf+ssl: a like
> >> button.
> >>
> >> The conversation was turning around how on open blogs one could, but
> >> tends not to, leave feedback about having liked reading it. It is a
> >> major part of the FB experience, and in Twitter land one has the same
> >> with RT. This lack of intentional feedback, makes blogs a lot less
> >> personal than they need be.
> >>
> >> Adding it to blogs would be really simple. A foaf+ssl enabled like
> >> button, could allow one to authentify oneself in one easy click. The
> >> blog post could then simply add a like relation to the user's WebId to
> >> the RSS feed. This could of course also be used for comments. A good
> >> blog engine could then parse the foaf and use the information gleaned
> >> there to produce a profile of the liking person: what blogs he had
> >> (verified if the blog points back to the webid), what SN he is on,
> >> etc....
> >>
> >> Currently it would require leaving a comment with an easily falsifiable
> >> email address. Asking people to authentify via email would be cumbersome
> >> for something as easy as liking something.
> >
>
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