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Jim Muttram

Interoperability

The way social apps can authenticate against each other has taken usability to a whole new level. But it makes you think how cataclysmic a security breach on one account could be. The new iPhone Blog-it app, for instance, easily created links with my Yahoo,…

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Jim Muttram

Jolly Journalists

Not all journalists feel put upon and under pressure in this multi-media world. At least that's the presumption behind the JollyJournalist.com which aims to capture up beat soundbites from journos happy to be alive. Technorati Tags: journalism

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Jim Muttram

Reputation systems

Yahoo! has produced a guide to reputation systems with discussions about which system is right for your particular type of application. Some of the types described are: the competitive spectrum (points mean prizes); named levels (like rank for enthusiasts) and numbered levels (does what it…

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Jim Muttram

Knews - digg-like news which pays

Knews is a new concept news site which promises to split ad dollars with authors and to reward participants who propose or vote up stories. They have created their own currency - "watts" - and the amount of this which is earned determines how much…

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