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'''Jyte''' is a consumer [[website]] created by [http://www.janrain.com/ JanRain], a software company located in [[Portland, Oregon]]. According to the developers, Jyte allows you to "make claims about yourself, others, or just about anything". [http://blog.jyte.com/2007/02/02/what-is-jyte/] Other users can the vote up (agree) or vote down (disagree) with each claim. Jyte is also an experiment in online [[credibility]] management; it empowers users to assign "cred" points to each other in areas of alleged expertise.
'''Jyte''' is a consumer [[website]] created by [http://www.janrain.com/ JanRain], a software company located in [[Portland, Oregon]]. According to the developers, Jyte allows you to "make claims about yourself, others, or just about anything". [http://blog.jyte.com/2007/02/02/what-is-jyte/] Other users can the vote up (agree) or vote down (disagree) with each claim. Jyte is also an experiment in online [[credibility]] management; it empowers users to assign "cred" points to each other in areas of alleged expertise.


Created in late [[January]] [[2007]], Jyte is an acronym for "Just You Tell 'Em". [http://jyte.com/cl/jyte-means-just-you-tell-em] The site was developed primarily with [[Ruby on Rails]], and is interoperable with other sites by means of several [[Application programming interface|APIs]].
Created in late [[January]] [[2007]], Jyte is an acronym for "Just You Tell 'Em" [http://jyte.com/cl/jyte-means-just-you-tell-em]. The site was developed primarily with [[Ruby on Rails]], and is interoperable with other sites by means of several [[Application programming interface|APIs]] [http://jyte.com/site/api].


Jyte is notable for relying solely on [[OpenID]] for logging in and registering their users.
Jyte is notable for relying solely on [[OpenID]] for logging in and registering their users.

Revision as of 17:57, 9 February 2007

Jyte is a consumer website created by JanRain, a software company located in Portland, Oregon. According to the developers, Jyte allows you to "make claims about yourself, others, or just about anything". [1] Other users can the vote up (agree) or vote down (disagree) with each claim. Jyte is also an experiment in online credibility management; it empowers users to assign "cred" points to each other in areas of alleged expertise.

Created in late January 2007, Jyte is an acronym for "Just You Tell 'Em" [2]. The site was developed primarily with Ruby on Rails, and is interoperable with other sites by means of several APIs [3].

Jyte is notable for relying solely on OpenID for logging in and registering their users.