“We need a DHCP for Identity. A distributed File System for data.” DataPortability.org and a Google Group are his main platforms. And what will this look like? Saad: “A user would simply log ...

The big news is that representatives from Google, Facebook and Plaxo have joined Dataportability.org, a group setup to develop open standards to enable user data to be moved from one web service ...

DataPortability cofounder Chris Saad, in the face of a nasty cease and desist letter over their logo, took our (and others’) advice – don’t waste time fighting it. Treat this as a press ...

As I write this, the interwebs are kicking off with the news that Plaxo, Facebook, Google and Robert Scoble have joined the DataPortability.org Workgroup. I can hear the cries already. First up ...

DataPortability WorkGroup is a project founded in November 2007 to develop best practices towards letting users move, share, and control their identity, photos, videos and all other forms of ...

"This means users will be able to access their friends and media across all the applications, social networking sites and widgets," Chris Saad, an organizer of the DataPortability Workgroup ...

Whether we’re publishers, entrepreneurs or bloggers, Chris Saad’s Dataportability is good for you. Thus I’m really glad that I digitally met Chris a couple of months ago when I interviewed ...

Open source giant Red Hat sent a Cease and Desist letter to the DataPortability.org group today, the group says, demanding the removal of the DP logo from the group’s website. Red Hat alleges ...

My online growth has become a challenge." Now Mr Saad, 25, has set up the DataPortability Group, a rapidly growing band of key influencers and representatives from technology companies around the ...

We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The DataPortability WorkGroup is primed to gain some real traction thanks to the enlistment of Google, Facebook and Plaxo ...