Based on other experiences that's "if", not "after". But no, it's not easy, unless things like OAuth and OpenId implementations are easy to you, which puts you

Based on other experiences that's "if", not "after". But no, it's not easy, unless things like OAuth and OpenId implementations are easy to you, which puts you in a very select group. What about all the other distributed social media experiments, which have been around longer, done more, and are working with established protocols? I still think that this is the real way forward.