Maelstrom Network (Project Maelstrom) webhosting on distributed network and more

The Problem
As a user, how many logins do you have online? Ten? Twenty? More? Are you worried about what applications have access to your data? Do you even know what data they have? Why does every new application need you to create an account with them, can't they share?
If you're developing a new application, how many other services should you integrate with? How do you easily prove a users' identity, without invading their privacy? Where do you get your data? If a users' information changes, how do they let you know?
If you've got a data source, how do you get it to other applications? What format should it be in? How can you promote your service when all applications are already integrated against a competitor?
These are among the questions facing anyone starting a new web project.

The Solution
Project Maelstrom aims on resolving this by attempting to create an open network of data sources, authentication methods, and applications. Unlike many other competing services, Maelstrom aims to create a comprehensive network of anything required for an individual web application to integrate with the internet as a whole. Just the connections, nothing more. We'll create the network; it'll be up to you to use it. We don't want to get in your way by attempting to compete.

Through one interface, an application, web site, or data source will be able to concretely and securely identify a user and request information about them. There will be no gate keeping enforced by the network - If you have control of a users's resources, you can expose them over the Maelstrom Network. If you want to access a user's resources, you can request access to them. It's still taking it's first baby steps, but there's something you can do to help out! Visit the Maelstrom Network Prototype page and sign up for an account now! Test it out, kick the tires, create an app, try and break things. Then, contact us and let us know how it went. We're looking forward to your feedback!

Source: http://www.projectmaelstrom.com/index.html