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Yearly Archives: 2008
Notes on User Driven Search
Whether it’s user-generated content like YouTube, user-written and edited knowledgebases, like Wikipedia and Freebase, or user-centric Identity like OpenID and Information Cards, user-driven thinking is transforming our world. With VRM— Vendor Relationship Management–that revolution reaches the market, creating tools for … Continue reading
Social Graph is Plural
“Social Graph” is not just a singular noun. “The Social Graph” is a popular misnomer that has plagued the social networking portability conversation ever since Brad Fitzpatrick catalyzed the blogosphere with a vision about the Global Social Graph. But in … Continue reading
Towards User Driven Search
It is time to give users more control over Search. At VRM2008 in Munich and at IIW in Mountain View, I started a conversation about User-Driven Search, the premise: what would it mean for users to truly drive their searches? … Continue reading
More on Level 4 Platforms
If you’re going to bet your company on a platform, pick the open one. That was my advice last month at the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum on Platforms. It turned into a lively debate (you can check out the audio for … Continue reading
Answers to a few questions about VRM
Pignerol Antoine recently asked some questions about VRM and I thought I’d answer them publicly. Is VRM really different from social CRM ? Yes, although exactly how depends on how you define social CRM. Based on my understanding, I would … Continue reading
Posted in ProjectVRM, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged CRM, Doc Searls, FAQ, Shopatron, user-driven commerce, Vendor Relationship Management, VRM
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R-cards “ah-hah!” at IIW
At last month’s Internet Identity Workshop and the subsequent DataSharing Summit, Markus S and Drummond Reed unpacked several ideas about r-cards, which, to a certain extent, are an evolution of the Information Card at the heart of CardSpace. Going into … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, Personal Data Store
Tagged icards, IIW2008a, information cards, r-cards, rcards, relationship cards, VRM
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Zen and Technology
I’m not sure how I found it, but today I discovered a bit of a gem in the blogosphere: ValleyZen. For a quick taste, check out the interview with Drue Kataoka on View from the Bay. It is amazing how … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Drue Kataoka, user centrism, ValleyZen, View from the Bay, Zen
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