Identity Is The Platform

IDENTITY IS THE PLATFORM

Chris Messina

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MindTrek

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October 1, 2009

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Tampere, Finland

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D E A TH O F A WEB AP P

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WH O D O Y O U TH IN K YOU AR E?

“ D A T A C AP ITAL” & S O C I A L OB JECT S

All this data that we’re creating has value!

A C TI V I TY S T R EAMS

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Inspired by Jyri Engeström

It’s identity and data capital that matter

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A NE W P L A TFOR M WAR

VS Facebook Connect

OpenID

“The Internet was built without a way to know who and what you are connecting to.” —Kim Cameron, Problem Statement, The Laws of Identity

The Power of Facebook Connect Establishing a presence on the social Web requires fundamental building blocks. Facebook provides these essential tools, including identity for a great registration system, and immediate access to 300 million active global users.

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The problem with Facebook Connect is that it eliminates choice and restricts your digital freedom

O P E N ID

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Who thinks they have an OpenID?

Usual suspects

• Google • Yahoo! • AOL • MySpace • WordPress • etc

Where can you use your OpenID?

*Source: Janrain

OpenID adoption across the web continues to grow

UserVoice Identity Providers Source: Janrain - Why Websites Should Accept Multiple Third Party Identity Account Logins

Interscope Identity Providers Source: Janrain - Why Websites Should Accept Multiple Third Party Identity Account Logins

sulit.com.ph Identity Providers Source: Janrain - Why Websites Should Accept Multiple Third Party Identity Account Logins

“We launched OpenID in March 2008 with Highrise. About 15% of the logins are now using OpenID.” — David Heinemeier Hansson, 37Signals

“Deployments for their customers – Twitter and Songbird – are seeing OpenID utilization of 20% or more.” — Eric Eldon, VentureBeat

Y O U A R E THE P LAT FOR M

These traits make the browser the logical tool for a user -centric (“you-centric” ??) world.

I DE N TI TY I S TH E P LAT FOR M

I. Me at the center

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Mazlow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-actualization Esteem Love/belonging Safety Physiological

morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others friendship, family, sexual intimacy security of: body, employment, resources, morality, the family, health, property breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion

Growing comfort with real identity

Growing comfort with real identity

Identity

Mazlow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-actualization Esteem Love/belonging Safety Physiological

morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others friendship, family, sexual intimacy security of: body, employment, resources, morality, the family, health, property breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion

II. Smarter user agents

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III. Dynamic personal expression

Facets, activities, and connections

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High school

High school

After high school

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IV. Universal user experience

Facebook & Twitter Connect

Bottom line: we’re not there yet

V. Data is money

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Identity is the platform

I.

Me at the center

II. Smarter user agents III. Dynamic personal expression IV. Universal user experience V.

Data is money

S E L F - R ELIAN CE

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Henry David Thoreau Print from the Library of Congress

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ID E NT I TY W A S TH EIR P LAT FOR M

ID E N TI TY I S OUR P LAT FOR M

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