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DataPortability.org gradually eeking it’s way out of the reality distortion echo chamber

It was kind of heartening today - after reading yet another press release about some BigCo joining the DataPortability effort - to stumble upon this roadmap timeline of activities leading to a DataPortabilioty enabled web.  Kind of heartening in a cute naive way.

This timeline is a nice way of displaying blog posts spouting hyperbole ans dogma about ideals.  Chris Saad was asked “show us the beef” and his response is a timeline of blog posts about blog posts.  I really like the idea of displaying a living breathing story of the evolution of this effort.

But that’s not called beef Chris - that’s called hype.

You were asked:

    - “What is the DataPortability solution, technology stack, use case scenarios, working demos, interoperability testing labs - you know = BEEF

- You responded with a timeline of blog posts.

- These blog posts are mainly reports on BigCos joining the org.  There’s an active mail list - but that doesn’t mean anything.  Who’s doing what - specifically?

Whether you like it or not you stuck your own neck out there around this effort.  So please be aware that when you’re asked for beef, don’t start talking like a vegetarian!

What I ‘d like to know is what the DataPortability.org efforts is in relationship to the secret confab - FOOCamp - being held this weekend - up in O’Reilly land.

Isn’t that about ‘open social networking’?  Isn’t that what DataPortability.org is all about?

So lets please lighten it up on the press releases and claims of support - when its just not clear what the hell these companies are supporting or what they’re doing - at all.

Date: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 | Time: 3:30 pm
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  1. You’re wish is my command Marc
    http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/microsoft-to-join-dataportability-wheres-the-beef/

    If you feel some beef is missing from DataPortability - then I encourage you to join the Action Groups and start carving. Otherwise I think you are already doing a great job and all we have to do is spotlight your work and the work of others.

    Cheers

    Chris

  2. You’re wish is my command Marc
    http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/microsoft-to-join-dataportability-wheres-the-beef/

    If you feel some beef is missing from DataPortability - then I encourage you to join the Action Groups and start carving. Otherwise I think you are already doing a great job and all we have to do is spotlight your work and the work of others.

    Cheers

    Chris

  3. You’re wish is my command Marc
    http://chrissaad.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/microsoft-to-join-dataportability-wheres-the-beef/

    If you feel some beef is missing from DataPortability - then I encourage you to join the Action Groups and start carving. Otherwise I think you are already doing a great job and all we have to do is spotlight your work and the work of others.

    Cheers

    Chris

  4. By the way Marc - my response to the question on RWW was not pointing to the timeline - I actually said “There’s tonnes of beef - all the [contributing] standards groups have done excellent work already. We’re just helping the mainstream catch up.”

    The timeline was just another way of tracking activity in the group - and it does not just mention press, it also mentions milestones for the group and the standards communities.

  5. By the way Marc - my response to the question on RWW was not pointing to the timeline - I actually said “There’s tonnes of beef - all the [contributing] standards groups have done excellent work already. We’re just helping the mainstream catch up.”

    The timeline was just another way of tracking activity in the group - and it does not just mention press, it also mentions milestones for the group and the standards communities.

  6. By the way Marc - my response to the question on RWW was not pointing to the timeline - I actually said “There’s tonnes of beef - all the [contributing] standards groups have done excellent work already. We’re just helping the mainstream catch up.”

    The timeline was just another way of tracking activity in the group - and it does not just mention press, it also mentions milestones for the group and the standards communities.

  7. hmm, I just read Chris’s post and all I saw was more hype. Great post, Mark. Keep fighting the good fight.

  8. hmm, I just read Chris’s post and all I saw was more hype. Great post, Mark. Keep fighting the good fight.

  9. hmm, I just read Chris’s post and all I saw was more hype. Great post, Mark. Keep fighting the good fight.

  10. I think it’s fair to say that DataPortability is just hype, and everyone knows it. There’s no real work done there.

    FooCamp is different. I know people going, and it’s fair to say that they are pretty skeptical about the dataportability project.

  11. I think it’s fair to say that DataPortability is just hype, and everyone knows it. There’s no real work done there.

    FooCamp is different. I know people going, and it’s fair to say that they are pretty skeptical about the dataportability project.

  12. I think it’s fair to say that DataPortability is just hype, and everyone knows it. There’s no real work done there.

    FooCamp is different. I know people going, and it’s fair to say that they are pretty skeptical about the dataportability project.