As I delve deeper into the issue of “reputation”, how to manage, monitor, verify, port it, etc. It seems like “reputation” very often is used interchangeable with “identity” Blogs that are supposedly about reputation almost invariably devolve into a discussion of identity and how can someone verify who they are online. But […]

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The web is still the wild west and because of the unregulated, anonymous, nature of the Inter
this article in Wired about one of the countless companies spriniging up to game social media sites like Digg. One of the biggest challenges Digg will face is becoming absolutely irrelevant as it’s pages are increasingly filled with […]

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Wow, did I have the rug pulled out from under me today.
If you remember the Simpson’s episode: “Bart vs. Australia”, you might remember a scene where the toilet in the American Embassy is portrayed as requiring an elaborate machine to reverse the “Autralian flow” to the familiar “American flow” (Homer proudly and tearfully sings “My […]

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Companies have had varying degrees of success in implementing feedback systems that allow users to transact in a “trusted environment,” with eBay arguably leading the way. However, for a feedback system to be truly transportable and have any realistic kind of meaning, the basic rating mechanisms must be compatible… if not exactly the same.
This problem […]

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