iJol.co.za has potential…
…to be so much more than just another social networking site. First of all, I hate registering at any new site. I do it because I have to, not because I want to. It would have been really, REALLY cool if they supported OpenID!
Secondly, (as Charl mentioned) it would be the easiest thing in the world for these guys to mark up their events in the hCalendar microformat. It would have been real handy if they do that for the geekiest of geeks to save events they plan to attend to their Google calendars.
It could also be cool if they implement a XFN-like network between jollers. There could be great value if they do this in the near future…
Apart from these thingy’s it is all in all a great concept. They do lack basics like RSS feeds of jols, but thats the beauty of the “release early, release often” philosophy! Its on the cards aparently.
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The iJol bunch are really enthusiastic and friendly. I had some e-mail conversations and now they are indeed implementing hCalendar. Go check it out.
Yes, iJol is now hCal-friendly, thanks to some help from Charl. Will be looking into some of the other standards you mentioned too. Thanks for the interest!