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dataportability gains traction
Sunday, January 27. 2008
With Microsoft joining DataPortability.org, an impressive line-up of major web2.0 sites is now co-operating on establishing common ground for exchanging social data.
This augments Google's launch of OpenSocial, a programming standard for social networking environments, last november.
empowering the user
DataPortability.org and OpenSocial both aim to remedy a pressing concern in social networking: all "your" profile data is actually owned by "them" (the social networking sites). Being able to use your personal profile outside "their" servers is a pressing need for everyone who has invested time and effort in building up a web2.0 presence.
data portability != open data
Data portability is about establishing (open) standards for exchanging personal data. That's fundamentally different from establishing an open data commons.
Wikipedia, Open Architecture or recently the open source spaceship are examples of projects that publish open data. You can recognize open data by it's license: the GFDL or a Creative Commons license usually. Open data can be used and edited freely. Now that's something you'd rather not have happening to your social profile....
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Guido A.J. Stevens is internet entrepreneur. He holds an MBA and is co-founder and managing director of NFG Net Facilities Group: innovative open source internet solutions.
