This is a really interesting discussion, spurred by Dave Winer's posts on the need for a global namespace for dispersing microblogging away from centralised ser

This is a really interesting discussion, spurred by Dave Winer's posts on the need for a global namespace for dispersing microblogging away from centralised services: http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/06/anotherBrickInTheCloud.html http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/06/anotherBrickInTh... http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/07/tradingOneCentralizedNetFo.html http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/07/tradingOneCentra... http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/13/looselyCoupled140charMessa.html http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/13/looselyCoupled14... What's the best way to resolve simple usernames to feeds (and other endpoints)? .tel? webfinger? i-names? Something else? All of the above?