SharedUniverse.net

• http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/08/18/GoogleWorkingOnSocialNetwor...
• http://valleywag.com/tech/brad-fitzpatrick/livejournal-creator-leaves-as...
• http://bradfitz.com/social-graph-problem/
• http://groups.google.com/group/social-network-portability

It is reported that Google is working on a Free social network aggregation service. Managing your identity, your information, and your contacts in a way which gives you freedom is a clear goal of the SharedUniverse Project. The key elements of this news with regard to users' freedom are:

• Open Source Software - (Free Software?) Anyone should be able to run it.
• Non-Profit Stewardship - The service should be operated under the auspices of a non-profit entity that is chartered in the interest of the users.

The SharedUniverse Project welcomes this development and will keep an eye on progress.