Facebook's Gone Rogue; It's Time for an Open Alternative

Facebook's Gone Rogue; It's Time for an Open Alternative:

Ryan Singel, writing for Wired:

It's time for the best of the tech community to find a way to let people control what and how they'd like to share. Facebook's basic functions can be turned into protocols, and a whole set of interoperating software and services can flourish.

Think of being able to buy your own domain name and use simple software such as Posterous to build a profile page in the style of your liking. You'd get to...