Peer to peer and Social WebPeer to peer and Social Web

How Web 2.0 and File Sharing mix

• AJAX, etc. are old technologies.

• HTTP is a core service.

• Many solutions, many concepts.

• Content is key, users generate it.

Social Web (2.0)01

P2P file sharing02

• P2P is an old technology.

• File sharing is a core service.

• Many technologies, many concepts.

• User generated/published content is key.

• Web is standard.

• P2P is cheap.

• People are social.

• Content is king.

Web-accessible, free and

social distributed content networks.

Why mix it?03

Same paradigm, different approaches

Approaches04

Web 2.0 goes P2P.

Everything into the mix.

P2P goes Web 2.0.

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(A) Social Web integrates P2P

From Web 2.0• Democracy and Wikiocracy for content.• Recognition for “good” content.• Users create, publish and get recognition.

From P2P File Sharing• Content is already there.• P2P HTTP linking is here and at zero cost.

Approaches04

(B) Bring everything into the mix

From P2P File Sharing• Content delivery technology.• Desktop integration technology.

From Web 2.0• Content discovery concepts.• Social networking concepts.

Approaches04

(C) P2P integrates Social Web

From P2P File Sharing• Users & Content are already there. • Technology is mature.• Desktop applications – no limits.

From Web 2.0• Tags, ratings, comments, browsing…• Content discovery to a higher level.• Social networking.

Approaches04

A.- SoundShare• Do to P2P what Google does to the Web.• Let users edit it.• Bring P2P content to the Web.

The Result05

Pre-AlphaPre-Alpha

B.- Omemo• Share resources, reinvent the mix.• P2P network hosts the “site”.• Create a new cyber space.

The Result05

Public BetaPublic Beta

C.- Blubster 3.0• Don’t teach users, learn from them.• Make the experience social.• Communicate more than files.

The Result05

Public ReleasePublic Release

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