FOAF

What professional benefits do you see by investing time into a FOAF-style network?

FOAF is a network style that allows you to connect with your friends, and more importantly, your friend's friends. The title is almost self explanatory: Friend of a friend. This tool establishes relationships between friends and uses a unique identifier to establish these connections. This tool could benefit many people because it does not require a centralized database. People could use the FOAF style to find jobs through the interests and availability of firends. It creates a more personable environment that would help people to connect with people similar to the people they know. Essentially you are connecting with people you dont know, but have a mutual, personal connection with.