Author Archives: Joe Andrieu

More on Level 4 Platforms

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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 →

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Answers to a few questions about VRM

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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 →

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R-cards “ah-hah!” at IIW

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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 →

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Bandit, Higgins, Open Source, Profit and Novell

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

At EIC2008 last month, Dale Olds of Novell’s Bandit Project gave me a few minutes and some insight into how Novell (and others) are mixing open source with proprietary software to architect a whole new Identity paradigm online. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Running the Numbers

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

Bart Stevens recently suggested a breakdown on the potential economic impact of VRM, based largely on a post by Steve Rubel arguing that $1B is wasted in online advertising today. First, I anticipate the Personal Data Store to become a … Continue reading →

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Zen and Technology

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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 →

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On VRM and Standards

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

Phil Whitehouse recently served up some nuggets to stimulate conversations at next week’s VRM2008 in Munich. I’ve been thinking a lot about VRM lately. Not so much about what it means, but rather the mechanism of how it can work. … Continue reading →

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Majority of Americans dislike unauthorized use of behavioral data

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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 →

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Dataportability podcast interview

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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.

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BT busted for unauthorized tracking of user activity

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Joe Andrieu

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.

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