Joseph Smarr
Joseph Smarr is Chief Platform Architect at Plaxo. He is currently leading Plaxo’s “Open Social Web” initiative to put users back in control of who they know when using socially-enabled sites by using open data-sharing standards. An active participant in the Web 2.0 community, Joseph has built web applications for many years, including Plaxo’s online address book, web widgets, and was architect and lead developer of the Plaxo 3.0 rich AJAX address book, calendar, and sync tool. Joseph has a BS and MS from Stanford University in Artificial Intelligence.
Blog Posts
OpenSocial, OpenID, and OAuth! Oh, My! (Google I/O)
--OpenSocial, OpenID, and OAuth! Oh, My! Google I/O San Francisco, CA May 29, 2008 Download PPT (7.3 MB) Update: Google has posted a full-length vide...
Data Portability, Privacy, and the Emergence of the Social Web (Web 2.0 Expo)
--Data Portability, Privacy, and the Emergence of the Social Web Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, CA April 23, 2008 Download PPT (5.3 MB) I’ve been ...
Open Social Web roadshow continues
--I mentioned earlier that the opening up of the social web has become a hot topic that’s taking center stage at many recent conferences and co...
Launching clickpass: the inside story
--Co-founder Peter Nixey just wrote up a riveting account of the recent launch of his startup clickpass for Vitamin. It’s a must-read. Plaxo wa...
Social Networks: Where are they taking us? (MIX 08)
--Social Networks: Where are they taking us? MIX 08 (panel) Las Vegas, NV (Venetian) March 6, 2008 Download audio (WMV 43.9 MB, MP4 38.6 MB) Joshua A...
Social Networks: Where are they taking us? (MIX 08)
--Social Networks: Where are they taking us? MIX 08 (panel) Las Vegas, NV (Venetian) March 6, 2008 Download audio (WMV 43.9 MB, MP4 38.6 MB) Joshua A...
The Future of Social Networks (Future of Web Apps Miami)
--The Future of Social Networks Future of Web Apps Miami (with Tantek Çelik and Brian Oberkirch) Miami, FL February 29, 2008 View Slides (slideshare)...
Implementing Open Social Web support on your site (Future of Web Apps Miami)
--Implementing Open Social Web support on your site Future of Web Apps Miami (workshop) Miami, FL February 28, 2008 Download PPT (3.8 MB) I was invit...
Open Social Web: Coming soon to a conference near you
--The social web is opening up, and its seems everybody wants to talk about it. Between the technologies, companies, and privacy / control issues inv...
OpenIDDevCamp was hack-tastic!
--I spent the weekend in SF at OpenIDDevCamp, hosted at SixApart’s offices. In the style of BarCamp and iPhoneDevCamp, the idea was just to get...
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