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Category Archives: Vendor Relationship Management
Leaving the Information Age
Say goodbye to the Information Age. It’s already over. Ok, not over, completely. These things take time. You don’t just end an “Age” in an instant. But take a look around you and you’ll start to see the beginnings of … Continue reading
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Kudos to Six Apart for opening up the social graph
In case you haven’t already heard it elsewhere, Dave Recordon has announced that Six Apart is opening its social graph. Kudos to Dave & the rest of the team at Six Apart for opening up the data silo. There remain … Continue reading
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Marc Andreessen hits three nails on the head…
But is perhaps missing the biggest nail of all. I’ve been enjoying Marc Andreessen’s blogging since he started. Always well written, often insightful, and tapping a wealth of Internet and entrepreneurial experience, his posts are at the top of my … Continue reading
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A world of claims, not facts
On the Social Network Interoperability list, Danny Ayers recently pointed to a great post, “The World is Now Closed” by Dan Brickley, with the following quote: [[from Dan Brickly:] So what am I getting at here? I guess it’s just … Continue reading
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Netflix going VRM
Blogging from GnomeDex, Dave Winer says Netflix is looking to offer VRM-style data portability: I had some interesting hallway talks, but none more interesting than the one with Kevin McEntee of Netflix about providing a way for users to take … Continue reading
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Google and Microsoft and Personal Health Records
The NYT reports interesting things afoot with major players Google and Microsoft pushing their own visions of the future of health care: If the efforts of the two big companies gain momentum over time, that promises to accelerate a shift … Continue reading
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VRM Banking
Kudos to Wesabe for launching a VRM approach to banking as described by Chief Product Officer Marc Hedlund: Last week, my company, Wesabe (which makes a personal finance community site), launched a REST API that allows anyone to get their … Continue reading
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VRM and Personal Data Stores
In my previous post on VRM‘s Personal Data Stores, I discussed how we can decentralize information services by focusing on the user as the point of integration. Not only would that give the user direct control over their personal data–to … Continue reading
VRM: The user as point of integration
On yesterday’s Project VRM conference call, a piece of the Vendor Relationship Management puzzle snapped into alignment in a flash of insight. It wasn’t something new to the movement, rather it was a realization about the primacy and criticality of … Continue reading
Reputation as case-based Identity
Michael O’Connor Clarke on Web 3.0 and Personal Reputation Management: I feel the need for some secure, personal repository that would hold all of my connections and “whuffie” together. I want to keep my whuffie in my wallet – but … Continue reading
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