August 1st, 2008 by Sten Franke
Two days ago, Nick O’Neill posted about his experience with the social web on socialtimes.com “and no matter how many tools or websites are developed, it still all boils down to communicating with others. So after using tool after tool, site after site, I’ve come up with the 10 commandments that everything on the social web should embrace.” Therefore, in accordance with our (ethority’s) interest in social networks – a little directory for all existing and upcoming social networks: The 10 Commandments of the Social Web.
1. Thou shalt enable sharing with everyone
2. Thous shalt support all forms of media
3. Thou shalt provide provide users with a face
4. Thou shalt provide granular privacy settings
5. Thou shall not overload users with email notifications
6. Thou shalt provide a central request repository
7. Thou shalt provide a central activity feed
8. Thou shalt be absolutely transparent with users
9. Thou shalt be a conduit for data, not the sole owner of data
10. Thou shalt provide an API for others to access
