17 novembre 2009 - 17:54
Having a dreadful handwriting, up to a certain age, is a curse. Then, when you grow up just a little bit more, it becomes a sign of rebellion against formal authority. It's so common a pattern, that I really don't... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity
TAGS: fontcapture, handwriting
16 novembre 2009 - 17:42
Following my considerations around virtual money and social networks (especially Facebook), I've come across an interesting question (is Facebook a virtual world?) and a meaningful thought about a way to measure engagement: the quantity of uproar from users over interface... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Virtual worlds
28 ottobre 2009 - 18:11
Verify identity by checking things that have been done by a user, just like "aren't you the one who were waiting in line with me for a taxi yesterday at the station? we discussed the NBA season, didn't we?" - wouldn't that be much better than an endless list of usernames, keycodes, PINs and passwords? Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Authentication, Identity
TAGS: Alex Pentland, Reality Mining
22 ottobre 2009 - 18:14
Some time ago, I linked a nice tool that provided custom-made demographic reports about Facebook users, updated in real time. I discovered that the tool does not work anymore, so here is a link to a site where you can... Continua a leggere
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TAGS: demographics, Facebook, Italy
16 ottobre 2009 - 8:08
Nokia bought Dopplr, so what? I didn't even spend much time updating my dopplr profile with dates and destinations of my travels, so why bother? Yet, I feel there's something relevant in it - but it took me a while... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Viaggi
27 agosto 2009 - 22:48
Use a section of your online identity to obtain a personalized artwork, centered around the way the web sees you (or, to be more precise, your name and surname): have a look at Personas, a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
TAGS: identity, information graphics, internet, MIT Media Lab, Personas, Web
19 maggio 2009 - 18:58
According to the third annual Deloitte LLP Ethics & Workplace survey, 60 percent of business executives believe they have a right to know how employees portray themselves and their organizations in online social networks. As long as it concerns the... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Reputation, Rischi e opportunità, Tecnologia
4 maggio 2009 - 22:22
So what if we'll be able to login to Facebook with an OpenId account? Facebook potentially makes a huge step backwards: the whole authentication and verification process can be delegated to indipendent, widely recognized, issuers - one that adopts the... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Authentication, Identity, Tecnologia
TAGS: Facebook, Networked Identity, OpenId, web id
29 aprile 2009 - 7:21
One of the eight scenarios outlined in "The Future of Internet - 3" (Elon University/Pew Internet Project) survey is about identity - namely, The Evolution of Privacy, Identity, and Forgiveness: Transparency heightens individual integrity and forgiveness. In 2020, people are... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Virtual worlds, Web/Tecnologia
23 aprile 2009 - 0:13
Does the whole concept of online identity make any sense after its owner is passed out? Well, of course - as long as we consider authored content, as it's always been with analogic cultural and artistic manufacts (such as books).... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Diritti, Identity, Tecnologia
TAGS: Legacy Locker, The Long Now Blog
