Vidoop Hires Dream Team Open Source Veterans

Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) May 16, 2008

Open-source advocate Chris Messina and software engineer Will Norris join Tulsa-based OpenID and online multifactor authentication provider, Vidoop.

“Messina and Norris are considered thought leaders in their field,” says Joel Norvell, President and CEO of Vidoop. “They will help deliver and promote the next generation of social networking tools based on open protocols. These tools add great functionality for the user and reinforce Vidoop’s role in the secure OpenID space.”

Messina and Norris will continue the work they have been leading with the DiSo Project (http://diso-project.org). DiSo – distributed social networking applications, is an umbrella development for a group of open source components such as OpenID and XMPP that will lead to the development of user- controlled distributed social networking concepts, portable social networks and user data portability.

“The open protocols that make up DiSo, such as OpenID, are quickly gaining traction across the internet,” said Scott Kveton, Vidoop’s VP of Open Platforms. “Vidoop will be using these protocols to integrate DiSo functionality into its OpenID provider, myVidoop.com, and will continue to secure these IDs through its unique image based technology. “

Chris Messina is known for helping to advance such community efforts as “Spread Firefox”, “BarCamp”, and open web standards initiatives such as “OpenID”, “OAuth” and “Microformats”.

Will Norris has been active in the realm of identity management working actively with “Shibboleth”, “OpenID”, and “MicroID”. Norris is also the author of the technology that provides OpenID support for WordPress.

About Vidoop:

Principals Joel Norvell and Luke Sontag are the founders of Vidoop, an online authentication and identity provider established in March 2006 that has both consumer and enterprise solutions. myVidoop.com is an online identity provider and password management solution that incorporates corporate-grade login security to consumers at no cost. ConfIdent Technologies was created to address the unique needs of financial institutions by providing enterprise-level, multi-factor authentication solutions.

Website: http://www.vidoop.com/

Website: http://www.confidenttech.com/

Contact:

Matt Selbie,

918 796 8520

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Vidoop Hires Dream Team Open Source Veterans

OurPangea.coms Dream to Unite the World, And Why They Think They Can

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Recent developments in the tech sphere have helped people begin to realize the world-changing potential of a connected and collaborating online world. To the co-founders of OurPangea.com, Noah Simon and Ari Franklin, realizations such as this are just the tip of the iceberg for something much more exciting. These two have created OurPangea, an entirely new approach to social networking.

OurPangea has been conceived to answer some of the most pressing questions of how social networking can take the next great leap in creating more rewarding experiences for users. It is a new kind of network that allows individuals to collaborate with others that share their passions and make lasting impacts on their communities. The system combines different elements from existing online networking models to create a uniquely flexible and engaging experience that flips social networking on its head.

Were hoping this proves how woefully inadequate social networks are. While they’re great for things like ads, social networking really leaves a lot to be desired, says Simon. Were on the verge of discovering a new facet of our civilization and it’s exciting. The dream of a united world is pretty much spitting in our faces, daring us to come closer, and we want to meet it head on.”

Simon and Franklin believe in the power of collaborative thinking and hope it can bring about a new age of global interaction, but they believe that current social networks cannot accomplish this goal, arguing that despite all the connections people make on social networking platforms they are ending up feeling less involved in their communities. Social networks do not give us a sense of belonging. They have demonstrated that people like to be connected to one another but connection alone misses a lot, Simon continues. We are all hoping for something more. We all want to be a part of something bigger, and OurPangea will provide that. Once we connect with other users, the site gives those connections meaning and provides the tools that will make interacting and working together easier than ever before.

Increased speculation surrounding the future of social networks and the recently-popular concept of interest-based community discovery networks including Pinterest and Instagram have been indicative of what users are looking for. Beyond users wanting something new, the Internet is ready for a completely different type of network, and OurPangea was conceived with this in mind. Everyone wants to understand what our networks can mean to us and use that knowledge to improve our interactions with the world we live in, explains Franklin.

OurPangea.com is entering Series A funding and will be participating in Crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter. The site is in development and its private release is anticipated in the coming months. The OurPangea team is excited to see this network’s tools bring about an entirely new online experience that will change the way people interact both online and offline. To learn more, sign-up for updates at ourpangea.com and visit the blog at ourpangea.wordpress.com.

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OurPangea.coms Dream to Unite the World, And Why They Think They Can