Comments on: Breaking: Facebook, Plaxo, and Google Endorse Data Portability http://tropophilia.com/2008/01/08/breaking-facebook-plaxo-and-google-endorse-data-portability/ the love of change Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jarred http://tropophilia.com/2008/01/08/breaking-facebook-plaxo-and-google-endorse-data-portability/#comment-25 Jarred Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=40#comment-25 For sure, Eric. Indeed, it's not even the "companies" who have explicitly joined, but rather representatives from those companies who are signing up for the "workgroup." Right now it's all just words and PR. But the fact that they're not taking the opposite side ("All your data are belong to us") is important, too. Thanks for the VC perspective! For sure, Eric. Indeed, it’s not even the “companies” who have explicitly joined, but rather representatives from those companies who are signing up for the “workgroup.” Right now it’s all just words and PR. But the fact that they’re not taking the opposite side (“All your data are belong to us”) is important, too. Thanks for the VC perspective!

]]> By: Jarred Taylor http://tropophilia.com/2008/01/08/breaking-facebook-plaxo-and-google-endorse-data-portability/#comment-2559 Jarred Taylor Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=40#comment-2559 For sure, Eric. Indeed, it's not even the "companies" who have explicitly joined, but rather representatives from those companies who are signing up for the "workgroup." Right now it's all just words and PR. But the fact that they're not taking the opposite side ("All your data are belong to us") is important, too. Thanks for the VC perspective! For sure, Eric. Indeed, it’s not even the “companies” who have explicitly joined, but rather representatives from those companies who are signing up for the “workgroup.” Right now it’s all just words and PR. But the fact that they’re not taking the opposite side (“All your data are belong to us”) is important, too. Thanks for the VC perspective!

]]> By: Eric http://tropophilia.com/2008/01/08/breaking-facebook-plaxo-and-google-endorse-data-portability/#comment-24 Eric Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:48:19 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=40#comment-24 Don't get too excited yet Jarred/internet world. While Google and Facebook have certainly signed on they have by no means agreed to abide by the quite high aspirations of the data portability movement. Googs and Facebook have only "agreed to talk" about the possibility of opening up their (really your) data to free movement. A good number of people in the Venture community were quick to brush this off as an excellent PR stunt for these groups. While Google may eventually move closer towards data portability expect them to move on their terms which may mean you won't be exporting any contacts easily any time soon. As for Facebook, well, as long as they are still a private company and a VC backed one at that I would bet that data portability won't come until a strong revenue model and actual revenues come streaming into Zuckerberg's pockets. Eric Don’t get too excited yet Jarred/internet world. While Google and Facebook have certainly signed on they have by no means agreed to abide by the quite high aspirations of the data portability movement. Googs and Facebook have only “agreed to talk” about the possibility of opening up their (really your) data to free movement. A good number of people in the Venture community were quick to brush this off as an excellent PR stunt for these groups. While Google may eventually move closer towards data portability expect them to move on their terms which may mean you won’t be exporting any contacts easily any time soon. As for Facebook, well, as long as they are still a private company and a VC backed one at that I would bet that data portability won’t come until a strong revenue model and actual revenues come streaming into Zuckerberg’s pockets.

Eric

]]> By: Eric http://tropophilia.com/2008/01/08/breaking-facebook-plaxo-and-google-endorse-data-portability/#comment-2558 Eric Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:48:00 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=40#comment-2558 Don't get too excited yet Jarred/internet world. While Google and Facebook have certainly signed on they have by no means agreed to abide by the quite high aspirations of the data portability movement. Googs and Facebook have only "agreed to talk" about the possibility of opening up their (really your) data to free movement. A good number of people in the Venture community were quick to brush this off as an excellent PR stunt for these groups. While Google may eventually move closer towards data portability expect them to move on their terms which may mean you won't be exporting any contacts easily any time soon. As for Facebook, well, as long as they are still a private company and a VC backed one at that I would bet that data portability won't come until a strong revenue model and actual revenues come streaming into Zuckerberg's pockets. Eric Don’t get too excited yet Jarred/internet world. While Google and Facebook have certainly signed on they have by no means agreed to abide by the quite high aspirations of the data portability movement. Googs and Facebook have only “agreed to talk” about the possibility of opening up their (really your) data to free movement. A good number of people in the Venture community were quick to brush this off as an excellent PR stunt for these groups. While Google may eventually move closer towards data portability expect them to move on their terms which may mean you won’t be exporting any contacts easily any time soon. As for Facebook, well, as long as they are still a private company and a VC backed one at that I would bet that data portability won’t come until a strong revenue model and actual revenues come streaming into Zuckerberg’s pockets.

Eric

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