XFN extentions for the metaverse

October 23, 2008 · 26 views · 0 comments

XFN extentions for the metaverse
taken by : Dedric Mauriac on Woodbridge (75, 101, 188)
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SL-specific XFN-style attributes. To take relationships specific or common to Second Life usage, additional attribute values may be used in addition to those listed in the XFN spec. rel HTML definition of the 'rel' attribute. Here are some additional values, each of which can be used or omitted in any combination (unless noted). These values are used several times throughout the text and there may sometimes ambiguity, especially between rel and rev. Please see the XFN home page for more information about XFN. professional (developed independently of XFN ). employee Someone you have worked for, usually on a long-term basis, or as part of a team. Inverse is employer. client Someone you have worked for, usually on a short-term, independant basis. Inverse is employee. employee Someone who has worked for you. Inverse can be client or employer. virtual me-co-resident Someone you share an estate or contract with. Symmetric and transitive- Identical to co-resident; except to clarify co-residency in the virtual space. me-neighbor Someone who resides nearby, perhaps only at an adjacent parcel. Symmetric and transitive- Identical to neighbor, except to clarify neighbor in the virtual space. me-net Someone who you me, closest-to-avatar. Symmetric- Identical to net, except to clarify natting in Virtual space. Identity bot Used instead of me to clarify the difference between another identity used by a person and an account owned by the same person for operating an automated process. Reciprocal Inverse is generator.

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SignpostMarv Martin asked me if I had remembered his old XFN setup a while back. A very long while back. He gave me a link to review a newer spec for XFN extentions for the metaverse. Marv went over a few of the semantecs of identifying why there isn't such a tag as mv-me, or allowing multiple tagging of friends to reflect both real life and virtual relationships. From Dedric Mauriac via bloghud.com