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HOME ABOUT ME OLD ARCHIVES (PRE-MARCH 2008) SUBSCRIBE 1 2 MySpace and Data Portability by MICHAEL CASEY on MAY 8, 2008 This is rather exciting news via TechCrunch. MySpace is announcing a broad ranging embrace of data portability standards today, along with data sharing partnerships with Yahoo, Ebay, Twitter and their own Photobucket subsidiary. The new project is being called MySpace “Data Availability” and is an example, MySpace says, of their dedication to playing nice with the rest of the Internet… …But with Data Availability, partners will be able to access MySpace user data, combine it with their own, and present it on their sites outside of the normal widget framework. Friends lists can be syncronized, for example. Or Twitter may use the data to recommend other Twitter users who are your MySpace friends. The data sharing is dynamic, meaning it is updated constantly. And that also means user permission is not a one time thing. At any time a user can change or revoke the rights of a third party to access the data. Those third parties are “being held to strict terms of service,” says MySpace, which prohibits them from storing the data or using it once permissions are revoked. Full post. Listen to this post { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Wilfred Drew 05.08.08 at 3:53 pm Exciting no. Disturbing, yes! Are these connections going to be automatic? Are they going to be opt out instead of opt in? What about privacy issues? This raises more questions for me than it does raise expectations of things I would want. Laura Savastinuk 05.10.08 at 2:38 pm Handled well this could be very convenient for users of several different social networks. While I don’t personally use MySpace, my friends lists vary accross different social networks I do use because I haven’t taken the time to go through all my lists to make them consistent. Maybe everyone wouldn’t want that consistency for various reasons, but for those who do… As long as they ask before sharing data I think many would welcome an easy way to clean up their lists. Leave a Comment Subscribe RSS Subscribe by Email PAGES About Me Old Archives (Pre-March 2008) ARCHIVES May 2008 April 2008 LINK SUGGESTIONS Blog on the Sideblyberg.netCitegeistThe Cool LibrarianDavid Lee KingFree Range LibrarianGirls with MacsGoogle Operating SystemSecret Library of Better DreamsLibrarian 1.5LibrarianInBlackLibraries Build CommunitiesLibraries & LifeLibrary GardenLibrary Marketing - ThinkingOutside the BookLibraryBytesLibraryChangeLibraryCrunch RECENT POSTS A Visit to the Georgia TechLibrary can you tell we’re Apple geeks? Karen is in Atlanta! MySpace and Data Portability iPhone WiFi Access follow michaelcasey athttp://twitter.com www.flickr.com SomewentwronWhat is this? Search for an item in librariesnear you:Enter title, subject or author Search WorldCat WorldCat.org >> LibraryCrunch Service for the Next Generation Library - A Library 2.0 Perspective by Michael Casey Name E-mail Website You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> Submit Library Revolutionlibrary riotLibraryStreamLibraryTraxThe Liminal LibrarianThe "M" Word - MarketingLibrariesThe Shifted LibrarianStephen's LighthouseTame The WebThe Travelin' LibrarianUncontrolled Vocabularywalking paperWhat I Learned Today...YestoknowThe PourPowered by Bloglines Thesis Theme from DIY Themes.