The OpenID thing does not seem to catch on. People seem content having ‘different online personas’ for different purposes, as they may present themselves different for a date then for – let’s say – a future employer).

Utilizing Open Social standards, we are attempting in a first step to make all communication systems (and search(es)) available from one portal and in a second step concentrate all of the users online personas in one (congruent) online personality managed through one meta account. So, when you start your browser in the morning you will be logged into all your accounts and all new information in these accounts will be available with one click of a button.

For now we are a calling it Radiux. Call me if you would like to talk about it. You have my number

Chris.

My son is a Microsoft X-Box live fan. He takes it for granted that he can fire up the machine, it connects to the Internet in seconds and he is blowing up aliens while instantly talking on headphones to the contacts on his friend list. That list includes someone half way around the world. As an IT manager – I wish I could do that today with voice and video communications! My organization has staff spread across Canada, to get the same functionality that he does with the X-Box, I have to set up a web based meeting tool and then setup (and pay for) a phone conference with an 800 number for the remote team to call. In the time it takes me to do this – my son and his buddy list have reached level 5 of whichever game they are playing. Can we say “collaboration”?