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Chi.mp is an online identity aggregator -- don't start groaning just yet, it's different from the ones we're used to. Chi.mp stands for Content Hub and Identity Management Platform, and it's centered around your own yourname.mp domain. Instead of keeping your data fragmented across several different social networks, you own your data, and you can keep it all on one domain and control what flows out to where (and to who).

Chi.mp is still in alpha, but we can't wait for a chance to see what it can do. We already know that your chi.mp domain will work with OpenID, and consolidating your login is definitely a good start. The specifics of chi.mp's interface and how it will interact with existing networks are still under wraps, but this looks like one to watch. Signups for the beta are still open, so head over and check it out.

If you're curious about how chi.mp has got its hands on all those .mp sites, here's the explanation: ".mp, the ccTLD for the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) is being repurposed for personal identity and social networking. Second-level .mp domains will be integrated into the chi.mp offering and given away to personal owners free of charge." If you want to get in on the sunrise registration for .mp, you can score a domain for $50.