I just went through and made another round of improvements to the Kabissa Connections project on Netsquared to Build Reputation and Trust of Organizations By Revealing Relationships Online. I'm feeling quite good about it and am very excited about the possibilities for Kabissa to serve the African civil society sector in a new way.

Are you passionate and creative about the web, with experience working in technology-driven organizations, a strong understanding of Web 2.0, and experience working in open source?  Are you an excellent communicator that's visionary about the internet?  Yes?  Well, the OpenID Foundation is looking for an Executive Director and you might be the one for the job!

Learn more about the OpenID Foundation and the Executive Director position.

Late last month the MIT Media Lab hosted a party for the launch of the Global iNames Registry. The system is one of several aiming to create a long-term way of identifying individuals and organizations across different contexts.

Curious about what it all meant, I knew of no one better to ask than Identity Woman, Kaliya Hamlin. She told me that the identity standards landscape is forming quickly, with the participation of organizations large and small, and that it's important for nonprofits to engage in the process now instead of struggling to change policies and technologies later.