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Virtual Identity: Enabling Connectivity and Communication Online

Explore the importance of virtual identity for accessing networks, communication, building communities, and the need for standards in online interactions. Discover various tools and technologies for virtual presence and community building on the internet.

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Virtual Identity: Enabling Connectivity and Communication Online

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  1. It’s not a device, it’s me! Klaas Wierenga Klaas.Wierenga@SURFnet.nl SURFnet bv Lisbon, May 24th, 2000

  2. People want to…. • Get access to their company network whenever, whereever & however • Talk to their colleagues, friends, family • Meet new people with similar interests • Therefore, we need a virtual representation of a physical identity (where am I, where is she, who else is here?), ultimately we may just want to communicate with such a virtual presence • ‘Populating the web’ and building communities

  3. Instant messaging - ICQ

  4. A succesful community - Napster

  5. Web-centric - Gooey

  6. 3D - Active Worlds

  7. Agents - Gossip

  8. But there is much more… • Tunnel software • Altavista tunnel, F-secure VPN+, PGPnet, IPsec • Annotation services • Blogger • E-mail • USENET News • Bulletin boards • SMS!

  9. But how about standards? • IMPP • CC/PP • MobileIP • CellularIP • VRML • LDAP • SIP • WebDAV • IPsec • …

  10. Testcommunities • Web-centric • EduSite • portal for teachers in higher education • SKiN • information for network managers in the SURFnet constituency • IM-centric • GigaPort GPRS-pilot user group

  11. Conclusion • There is a definite need for a sense of presence and awareness on the Internet as the popularity of the examples show, if we really want to put this forward however we need a standards based approach

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