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Author Archives: Joe Andrieu
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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Majority of Americans dislike unauthorized use of behavioral data
From Yahoo News: Majority Uncomfortable with Websites Customizing Content Based Visitors Personal Profiles Level of Comfort Increases When Privacy Safeguards Introduced ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A majority of U.S. adults are skeptical about the practice of websites using information about a … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, ProjectVRM, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged Identity, privacy, VRM
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Dataportability podcast interview
Here‘s yours truly with Trent Adams and Steve Greenberg of Dataportability, talking about VRM. Also in the podcast: dataportability news and Kaliya Hamlin on the Data Sharing Summit.
Posted in Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged Data Sharing Summit, dataportability, interview, Kaliya Hamlin, Steve Greenberg, Trent Adams
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BT busted for unauthorized tracking of user activity
The title says it all, as reported by the Guardian: BT admits tracking 18,000 users with Phorm systems in 2006 Bummer. I kinda like BT.
Law enforcement v Minimal disclosure
The Washington Post today exposed considerable excesses by “fusion” centers organized post 9/11. Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver’s license photographs and … Continue reading
Posted in Identity
Tagged conspiracy, FBI, Identity, illegal, illegal wiretapping, Kim Cameron, user centric, user centrism, wiretap
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