Chris Messina is Making Things Better.

Chris "Factory Joe" Messina lays it down in a recent post called "The Battle for the Future of the Social Web".

While i don't always agree with Chris, his perspectives are always insightful.  In regard to the recent Facebook Connect vs. Google Friend Connect
wars, i appreciate his recognition that *both* companies (not just one) are self-interested, even if they posture otherwise. 

[and note, i'm not saying either is Good or Evil... simply that they choose to create user benefit for their own purposes, not for some misplaced sense of altruism or a new network effect about "goodness"].

Regardless he is correct there's a war going on.  It caught everyone's attention last week, and it's not likely to die down anytime soon. 

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Personally i tend to opt for market competition over standards as the optimal way to improve our lives -- technical or otherwise, but i respect that Chris & others like Chris Saad put their money time where their mouths are on stuff like the DiSo Project & Data Portability.

In any case, i suggest you give Chris's post a good read... he's smart, and it's excellent.

Comments

[Linda Sherman]

Dave, Great to see my TwitterBud, @factoryjoe featured here. That led me to check out your self intro slide share on May 8th here. Very nice way to show off the product, and it's backing. @lindasherman