data portability at social media camp seattle
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Data Portability
Jason KellyAkona Consulting
Data Portability
For Users:• Auto-fill your profile on a new site• Your network follows you• Standard way to talk about privacy• Never type your password for Site B into
Site A
Data Portability
For Developers and Marketers:• Open standards breed new opportunities• Faster time to market• Get rid of the lag after signup• Better social marketing!
The Value of Lock-in
• Why would social networks want THEIR data to be portable?
• Don’t the big players need lock-in?
Open Authentication
Microformats
APIs
Privacy
Google adopts oAuth
Microsoft – Windows Live Contacts
Microsoft – Windows Live Contacts
First Steps
What you can do
• Be Open – lock-in is so over• Provide APIs• Consume APIs• Use Microformats, FOAF, other standards• Support DataPortability.org
Questions & Conversation