Extended profiles
From StatusNet
It'd make a good plugin -- maybe an extra table with name-value pairs, like:
User ID Property Value 1 Favorite language PHP 2 Favorite language Python 1 Experience level expert 2 Experience level beginner
Actually, this is probably something that could go into core...
It might be a good idea to extend it to GROUPS and NOTICES. We could then use NOTICES like EVENTS, RATINGS, REVIEWS, ETC and GROUPS for DEPARTMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, ETC...