I don’t see the use of Data Portability. I just went to dataportability.org looking for a list of partners to see a number of sites that are using DP which will at least entice me to jump on board and change our site to be a part of the DP project.
I clicked on Users. I clicked on Developers. I clicked on Executive.
Data Portability holds no value to me or my users. If there is no large partner of the service presented with whom my users have data with that they’d like to walk away with, then what’s the strength of it all?
Why use DP when I have an option like Facebook Connect? People are actually using that.
And don’t tell me about how facebook supports DP. Because that’s like saying Honda supports Toyota. Facebook is saying: “Your service is great! But guess what. We’re building the same thing and it actually has value. Sup Social Graph?” And then they breakdance way better then you expect.
Best thing about DP is Chris Saad. I met him. He’s cool.
I might be renting a car for the weekend because it’s cheaper then taking a taxi from SFO to Sunnyvale. Anyone have transportation and want to share? Leave a comment and let me know. Or if you want to just meet up at hackday let me know.
Hmm and the bigger problem is how am I going to do something more impressive then then what I did at the first open hackday:
Google launched chrome with goofy terms that said they own any data you transmit through their new shiny browser, Chrome. That has been changed:
As of 2 p.m. PT, it looks like the terms have changed. Section 11 now
reads simply: “11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you
already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or
through, the Services.”
I love this ad. But I’m not sure I want the car. I like what they say this car is for the sort that “start a business, sell it, and start a new one”. That’s me. I am the sort that wants to do that. But The main guy who drives the car looks so sad. It’s like he has all the world at his fingertips but can’t catch a moment of happiness. The girl in the red is oblivious to him and literally swims past him. He’s at a club and there’s all that action but he’s not dancing. At the end of the day he’s driving away from the party. Driving alone all night and by himself alone at the ocean. He’s lost. It’s sad really.
Why would I want that? Acura TSX made a moving ad. Unfortunately it moves me in the wrong way.
Loren Feldmen is an Asshole. I like to think that he only pretends to be one online to get pageviews but not having met him in person I can’t say for sure. Loren also claims to have no care for his personal brand as stated on his twitter:
The downside to acting like an online bully rather then a decent commentor on social media is that anyone can play his asshole ways and fake being him. As was done recently as a comment on Techcrunch which then became a story.
Loren Feldmen called out Mark Cuban and then was set in his place by billionare Cuban. Loren denies making the comment and there is no way to verify. But regardless it shows how Loren has set himself up to be easily used as a puppet.
Since even his insightful comments are placed between his trash talking, their value is lost. So Loren Feldmen’s dopplegangers don’t even have to say anything intelligent to pass off has him. Perhaps Loren should craft himself as a more intelligent social media bully. I’ve seen some pretty cruel posts/videos by Loren that I laughed at. I think his puppet schtick is genius. But I think it’s a failure of personal brand when your quality reaches a level where anyone can feign being you because your persona is so trashy.
For all the shit Loren talks about Scoble; I’ve never seen the real Scoble be mistaken for his Puppet.
