Life, Liberty and Data

In order to realize its potential, the web will have to be a place where organizational data is free - as in as transparent as possible - and personal data is portable and under the control of the individual. Swivel argues for the former, and just as syndication and email have standards, there is a movement afoot in various forums to develop standards to return control of personal data to individuals. Yihong Ding at Internet Evolution explains one effort to realize that goal and how he believes it could impact search and the way the web is organized. The comments are also worth a read.

Wayne