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Readeo | connecting page by page. Readeo | connecting page by page. Readingreadiness.pdf (application/pdf Object) Cracking Facebook's Dominance: New Cross-Network Commenting Prot. Two companies outside Silicon Valley say they are the first implementers of a new open source protocol called Salmon, which allows comments to be sent over the walls of one social network to communicate with users of another. Imagine being able to post a message on Facebook to "@janedoe@twitter" and then seeing Jane receive the message in real time on Twitter. It's a vision comparable to being able to call any telephone number, whether it's part of your phone provider's network or not. Facebook isn't implementing Salmon, but that's what Canadian open-source business microblogging service Status.net and Florida-based stream service Cliqset announced they have implemented between their networks this morning.

Think of this as a technical foil for monopoly beginning to unfold. Because Salmon is an open standard, any service can implement it without formal business relationships, and Google Buzz is expected to enter the Salmon ecosystem next. The Players. International directory of children's illustrators. PED wrote a note on your pearltree: sirving - scottirvin.