http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/09/05/a-social-website-bill-of-rights/ Geek News Central is the technical weblog for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a twice weekly tech podcast Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:24:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/09/05/a-social-website-bill-of-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3706 Peter de Schulthess Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/09/05/a-social-website-bill-of-rights/#comment-3706 First? <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> The idea of a "right" is something that two people sign up to, like a contract. Clearly there is no obligation on either side, or it would be invalid. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> However, just like any external reference, or trusted third party, a web site owner who *chooses* to respect the rights of their members will be more likely to attract more. Trust engenders trust. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> This is a strong capitalist motivator. As such, this initiative should be supported. If the users of social media can agree on what "rights" they want, then companies can sign up (or not) to this list of principles - just like an open source license. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Good job and sign me up. First?

The idea of a “right” is something that two people sign up to, like a contract. Clearly there is no obligation on either side, or it would be invalid.

However, just like any external reference, or trusted third party, a web site owner who *chooses* to respect the rights of their members will be more likely to attract more. Trust engenders trust.

This is a strong capitalist motivator. As such, this initiative should be supported. If the users of social media can agree on what “rights” they want, then companies can sign up (or not) to this list of principles – just like an open source license.

Good job and sign me up.

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