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Chi.mp: Own Your Online Identity and Social Network Contacts. Social identity and content ownership is a hot topic that bloggers and twitterers alike discuss with passion. Whether you want to own your online identity, content, or contacts, or you just have social network fatigue, chi.mp aims to be your online social hub and solve your social identity woes. chi.mp, which launches to the public today, offers a new solution to the online identity conundrum that is one part social identity unifier (like Cliqset) and one part domain registrar and host for your multiple Web personas. Think of chi.mp as new way to establish your Web presence, so when you register you're essentially claiming your free .mp domain name (they have exclusive ownership of the .mp top-level domain), combining your existing social identities, and creating a customized view of you that is distinct for personal, professional, and general contacts.

The kicker with chi.mp is their ultimate black book. Another noteworthy feature is the aforementioned ability to have multiple personas. Debategraph home. Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents. Check User Names - Social Networking Username Availability.

Home | Common Craft - Explanations In Plain English. Seven Habits of Highly Connected People ~ Stephen's Web ~ b. By Stephen DownesApril 18, 2008 This article published as Seven Habits of Highly Connected People in eLearn Magazine April 18, 2008. [Link] Type: C - Publications in Trade Journals [List all Publications] With apologies-and all due credit-to Stephen Covey. 1. Be Reactive There's a lot of talk about user-generated content on the Web. The first thing any connected person should be is receptive.

Then, your forays into creating content should be as reactions to other people's points of view. Posting, after all, isn't about airing your own views. 2. These are people we tend to avoid. When connecting online, it is more important to find the places to which you can add value rather than pursue a particular goal or objective. This doesn't mean you shouldn't have any goals or principles for yourself. 3. It's good to take a break and go out camping, or to the club, or whatever.

In almost all fields, connecting with others online is the work. 4. 5. 6. Online, people cooperate. 7. Enclosure: Comments.