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Tag Archives: project VRM
Beware the Plan of Sauron
The “Master App” can’t magically make it all work. On the project VRM blog, Doc Searls recently suggested that the killer app for VRM is the “Master App”. In response, on the Project VRM email list, Jim Pasquale suggested it’s … Continue reading
Posted in ProjectVRM, Uncategorized, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged Lord of the Rings, project VRM, Sauron, startups, VRM
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Beyond Data Ownership to Information Sharing
The question of who owns our data on the Internet is a challenging problem. It can also be a red herring, distracting us from building the next generation of online services. The term “ownership” simply brings too much baggage from … Continue reading
Posted in Information Sharing, Intention Economy, Personal Data Store, ProjectVRM, Shared Information, User Driven Services, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged CRM, data ownership, Doc Searls, Information Sharing, Personal Data Store, privacy, project VRM, ProjectVRM, User Driven, User Driven Services, Vendor Relationship Management, VRM
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A fresh breath
This last year (2009) was the most challenging ever for me, both personally and professionally. Good times, tough problems, people that transformed my heart, and ideas that changed my perspective. It wasn’t always easy, but each challenge had its own … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2009, 2010, Azigo, Doc Searls, happy new year, kynetx, project VRM, scanaroo, SwitchBook, the mine!, User Driven Services, VRM
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One Night Stand worth $300 Million
In the ProjectVRM Standards Committee discussions, we’ve talked quite a bit about a “One Night Stand” use case, where a personal data store is used with an online retailer and all personal data is erased–as much as possible–after the transaction. … Continue reading
Welcoming 2009
Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2009. There has been lots of change, both professionally and personally, this year, putting me (and SwitchBook) on a trajectory for amazing things in the year ahead. One of my New Year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Intention Economy, ProjectVRM, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged 2009, New Years, project VRM, user-driven markets, VRM
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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
Pricing for Charities: Pay-What-You-Want and VRM
Charitable giving has an intriguing relationship with rational pricing theories. The supply of charitable products is essentially inexhaustible. Price of a charitable gift is not based on supply and demand, with curves meeting at an efficient clearing price. And yet, … Continue reading
Posted in ProjectVRM, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged charities, Dean Karlan, John List, Nine Inch Nails, Pay-What-You-Want, project VRM, Radiohead, Vendor Relationship Management, VRM
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Tufte would be proud–the world through new (data) eyes
Rarely does presentation of statistical data make me say “wow” out loud. This did. Hans Rosling talking about the state of the world: third world, health, wealth, changes over time. Great data. Great presentation. Worth thinking about. In addition to … Continue reading
Posted in Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged Hans Rosling, Noah Brier, postVRM, project VRM, third world, Tufte, VRM
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Europe continues to lead privacy conversation with IP ruling
The EU is years ahead of the US in user rights and privacy. For a VRM example, see the UK’s Buyer-Centric Commerce Forum. Now, according to the Washington Post, an EU judge has pushed the privacy envelope even further, saying … Continue reading
Posted in Identity
Tagged European Union, IP addresses, privacy, project VRM, VRM
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