Interesting links for 2009-04-28

'A group of standardized technologies are emerging that will evolve social networking from destinations we visit into something bigger – a federated address book that makes every single web site that chooses to adopt them entirely social.'

'The act of Googling oneself has become the digital age's premiere guilty pleasure — an activity enjoyed by all and admitted by few.'

'There are people and organizations that delight in stealing your personal data, hijacking your computer, and making a general nuisance of themselves through malicious software.'

'Nothing better illustrates the brokenness of the Internet's most traditional revenue model than the recent crop of ad-stripping services.'