Data Portability | Jeremiah Owyang

Data Portability, Social Networking, White Label Social Network March 25, 2008June 19, 2008

Customers Should Avoid Community Software Vendor Lock In: Own your data

Many corporations are outsourcing their community platforms I’ve been talking to more and more companies that are creating their own corporate communities around their brand. For the most part, they lean on the SaaS models that the white label social network, collaboration, or even insight community vendors provide. While it certainly makes sense for marketers to lean on application service providers (it’s all setup, ready to roll, without the hassle of dealing with internal IT) and a decent to moderate price. Avoid vendor lock in: own your data One thing that I think is worth mentioning is that customers of these software providers need to protect themselves against vendor lock in, and the best way to do this is to … Continue readingCustomers Should Avoid Community Software Vendor Lock In: Own your data

Data Portability, Web Industry January 11, 2008January 12, 2008

What we expect from the Data Portability Working Group

Update: Chris Saad, one of the leaders of this group has responded to each one of the expectations that I listed out below. Please read his responses, as he’s open, direct, and taking leadership. Last night, I attended the Mashable awards ceremony, and several people were talking about the Data Portability Working Group. It’s also being echod on blogs, and on techmeme. This is a collection of individuals from different part of the industry that are going to lead the charge for data, information, profiles (the most important part of a social network) will eventually be able to move from social network to social network at the control of users. I support the Data Portability concept and the working group … Continue readingWhat we expect from the Data Portability Working Group