To put this succinctly, we need the "HTTP" of social media, not the "Apache" of social media. That is very deep and it applies to a LOT of different "markets,"

To put this succinctly, we need the "HTTP" of social media, not the "Apache" of social media. That is very deep and it applies to a LOT of different "markets," not just social networking. A truly open standard API for interoperability is a very different thing from a truly open standard implementation.