Harry Halpin on the Hidden History of the “Like” Button

By ryanneturenhout, March 10, 2012

On the first panel, Software Matters, of the last day of UnlikeUs #2, Harry Halpin (pictured right) gave a passionate talk about the hidden history of the “Like” button. This history intriguingly ties together the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Semantic Web, Brad Fitzpatrick, David Recordon, Facebook joining the W3C, and the relationship between open standards and [...]