I just read an awesome post by Craig Newmark called Trust and reputation systems: redistributing power and influence.

Despite the apparent simplicity of Craigslist, the man Craig definitely has a firm understanding of trust and reputation systems. I was happy to read this bullish outlook for the future:

Restating the bottom line: we are already seeing a shift in power and influence, a big wave whose significance we’ll see by the end of this decade. Right now, it’s like the moment before a tsunami, where the water is drawn away from the shore, when it’s time to get ahead of that curve.

Rummble is the first social location based service to be powered by a trust algorithm, and is often cited as an example of subjective logic in action.