2. Statements
● Networks of networks are the appropriate
form of organization to enable collaboration
● People participate in networks because of
the value the networks generate
● Networks might form a hierarchies
● Networks are interconnected
● Networks are built around common interests
● Participants need to announce their intents
to make the network evolve (intentcasting)
5. Implementation Hints
● Networks and individuals are represented by
online profiles (hcard | hresume)
● Hierarchy and interconnections are
expressed by links (XFN)
● Intensions are announced as events which
can be joined by participants (hcalendar)
● Stream of announcements is made available
by feeds (RSS) and can be aggregated
● Hubs act as aggregators of profiles and
feeds and enable discovery
