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A public or semi-public display of connections between that actor and their relations (e.g., “friends”)
A visible profile within a bounded system which describes the actor
An ability for people to traverse those connections (e.g., to view profiles associated with the list of “friends”)
A means for other members to particiapte, interact and contact the actor (e.g., e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, blogs, and message boards)
A set of controls for that actor to manage his/her own visibility (search, profile viewing)
A set of controls for that actor to manage how they prefer to interact or be contacted by other entities (e.g., messages)
