A human-centric distributed network operating system that includes a platform for facilitating remote collaboration on a large scale is provided. The platform permits resources, in the form of data, to be tagged and the tags are structured into a hierarchy, called namespaces, that are available for facilitating service based social network applications. The tags may further be assigned colors for performing operations associated with handling certain applications, such as image related operations or graphic user interfaces. By integrating these tools into a platform, users may seamlessly communicate with others to build communities of any desired size and for any desired purpose. The human-centric distributed network operating system may be used to facilitate various service based social network applications. The platform provides a scalable product for real time communications in an open, collaborative environment.