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Data Portability

May 13, 2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:54 AM/EST

Google and the Data Portability Dance

Basically, Google is creating and encouraging the creation of apps based on the OpenSocial APIs. Similar to Google Gadgets, Friend Connect apps will be in a gallery. But while MySpace and Facebook free up users' data, Google doesn't have that data to free up, so it puts the power in the hands of Web site operators.

February 8, 2008

Friday, February 08, 2008 3:06 PM/EST

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Play Nice... For OpenID

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, the three vendors at responsible for disturbing the force known as the Internet sector in the last week with offer bids and monopoly claims, are at peace on one at least thing: easier Web access...

February 5, 2008

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:45 PM/EST

MySpace Platform Is Here but Where Is Data Portability?

An open development platform is nice, but I would have preferred a bigger announcement: that users would be able to export their social data out of MySpace for use on other social sites, or data portability...

January 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:27 AM/EST

Feeling Social, Yahoo Avails OpenID to Its Masses

People get crazy about wanting to control their data and what they can do with it, which leads me to my security concern about OpenID. How secure is it? An Internet expert explains it.

January 9, 2008

Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:25 AM/EST

Google, Facebook, Plaxo Bring Social Cred to DataPortability

Representatives from these vendors, along with folks from Flickr, Twitter, SixApart, Yahoo and others in the group, will work on the DataPortability Reference Design, which will let users access their friends and media across any applications, social networking sites and widgets...



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