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.
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
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
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
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.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:59 am
hmm, I just read Chris’s post and all I saw was more hype. Great post, Mark. Keep fighting the good fight.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:51 am
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.
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