Data Portability: Glad to see this is being worked on!

I was just hoping to find something like this as a solution now, but at least a solution is coming….

clipped from www.downloadsquad.com Data Portability explained in video Posted Jan 15th 2008 5:00PM by Romeo Wahed Filed under: Developer, Internet, Productivity, Social Software, web 2.0 There has been a lot of buzz about Data Portability with newcomers like Facebook and Plaxo joining, but you might still be wondering what exactly all this means in the big picture. Well, Michael Pick of Smashcut Media has been kind enough to create a little piece that attempts to put everything into perspective and what the Data Portability movement is about. If we’re allowed to take one random stab at what’s in store for the future, this is probably going to be the first major component of Web 3.0. Since it looks like a lot of barriers that prevent users from integrating services will be removed, the focus will continue to shift towards content and usability. Chances are good that this is going to really bring in the competition – start-ups