This Bachelor-Thesis deals with the synchronisation of social network services. This type of internet application enjoys great popularity which results in new challenges for identity and relation management. On one side the user has to manage different identities and on the other side a friendslist per social network service. From this effort arose to make data portable and reusable for example in order to avoid re-declaring friends to every site. To accomplish this goal numerous projects and technologies have been developed, which already provide partial solutions for this problem. The basic conceptual question however how to deal with the problem generally is still open. Moreover some of the techniques are only suitable for special use cases or else not ready für a professional use. In this thesis some of the existing standards shall be used to tie them together to one total system. This system consists out of a central identity provider, which functions as a central storage for the users contact data. By utilising interfaces this contact data can be exchanged with the social network service and by that improves the relation management for the users.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Social network services
- Definition
- Present SNS usage
- Relation and identity management in SNS
- Present data portability and its problems.
- Political situation
- Technical situation
- Current data portability solutions
- Microformats
- XRDS-simple
- OAuth
- RDF
- OpenID plus Attribute Exchange Extension
- Concept for a SNS metadirectory
- Goals.
- Concept description
- Development of the prototype
- Analysis
- Functional and data description
- System architecture.
- Interface description
- Usage scenario
- Data model
- Design
- Data design
- Architectural and component-level design.
- Interface description
- Implementation
- Setting up the OpenID server and the SNS .
- Attribute Exchange - Fetch Message
- Processing the FOAF data
- Attribute Exchange Store Message
- Appraisal of results
- Analysis
- Summary and Outlook
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This Bachelor thesis examines the synchronization of social network services, highlighting the challenges of identity and relationship management in a landscape of diverse platforms. The thesis aims to develop a system for data portability and reuse, mitigating the need for users to repeatedly manage their relationships across different networks. * **Data portability and reusability in social networks**: The work focuses on the challenges of managing identities and relationships across different social networks. * **Centralized identity provider**: The thesis proposes a central identity provider to store contact data and enable data exchange with social networks. * **Technical solutions and standards**: The author investigates existing standards and technologies such as Microformats, XRDS-simple, OAuth, RDF, and OpenID to address the problem of data portability. * **System architecture and implementation**: The work explores the design and implementation of a prototype system, showcasing how the proposed concept can be realized. * **User experience and relation management**: The thesis aims to enhance user experience by improving relationship management in social networks through data portability.Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- **Introduction**: This chapter introduces the topic of data portability and relation management in social network services, highlighting the increasing popularity of such services and the challenges they pose to users.
- **Social network services**: This chapter delves into the definition and usage of social network services, exploring the challenges of identity and relation management within these platforms.
- **Current data portability solutions**: This chapter presents an overview of existing technologies and standards that address data portability, including Microformats, XRDS-simple, OAuth, RDF, and OpenID.
- **Concept for a SNS metadirectory**: This chapter outlines a proposed solution for data portability through a central identity provider that functions as a metadirectory for contact information.
- **Development of the prototype**: This chapter details the development of a prototype system based on the proposed concept, covering analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation phases.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The thesis focuses on data portability and relationship management in social network services, exploring technologies and standards such as Microformats, XRDS-simple, OAuth, RDF, and OpenID. The work presents a concept for a centralized identity provider to facilitate data exchange and improve user experience. Key themes include data portability, identity management, relation management, social network services, and system architecture.- Quote paper
- Sören Weber (Author), 2008, Data portability and relation management in social web applications, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/118916
