Europeans are condescending, snouty, arrogant bastards who murdered the Native Americans.

2 Weeks ago I met this Native American in the Mid-West, to whom I apologised for the damage done in the past. After I bought him a beer, he replied he felt perfectly OK by the fact they now owned the casino's. I saluted to that.

A certificate-based trust metric has already been implemented, in the form of Advogato. You need to be vouched for by existing members, and you gain ranks as more people certify you. Bad nodes can be separated and isolated, protecting the entire network. Orkut may offer some new features, but so far I haven't heard of anything groundbreaking in it's design.

Secondly, I don't see the point of all these Friendster-like websites. I manage my friends quite well without my relationships being formalized via the Internet. Seeing how I'm connected to other people doesn't interest me one bit. Maybe I'm weird, but it just seems ... unnecessary.