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Our message of the month is that DataPortability.org has direction. Three, actually.
- Doing the Right Thing: the challenge of morals, ethics, and laws
- Supporting the Social Software Stack
- Technology Evangelism and Consumer Marketing
DataPortability.org volunteers embrace these challenges with small projects. Read more about the DataPortability.org direction talking points on our monthly message calendar....
The DataPortability DIY Club light up the first monthly project for May: "rel=me"
Join the fun!

The topic is the Internet's utter lack of usability in Robert Scoble's May 2008 FastCompany column, How to Fix the Web: The online world isn't always user-friendly. But it easily could be.
The problem:
"For all the cool things we can do,...
Last changed Apr 24, 2008 10:12 by Phil Wolff
Labels: logo, labels, news

The labels for the Web 2.0 Expo arrive. Photo by Daniela.
Last changed Apr 22, 2008 12:55 by Brady Brim-DeForest
Labels: news
DataPortability Logo Contest ended Friday night.

Many votes cast.
No hanging chads.
Results to be announced at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday or Wednesday. Thanks for voting!
The Contest:
On February 22, 2008, the DataPortability Project launched a contest to find a new logo. Over the following month, we received over 400 submissions from the community. After three grueling weeks, working with our panel of expert judges, we paired down the entries to 15 finalists. Out of these finalists, we are asking you, the community,...
Last changed Apr 08, 2008 07:31 by Phil Wolff
Labels: news
See the full The DataPortability Project March 2008 Report. Here are some highlights:
- DataPortability Project Road Map: Goals put forward in the initial Project Road Map continue to move ahead with the Invitationphase. New high profile individuals and companies will announce that they are joining the DataPortability Project in April....
Last changed Mar 20, 2008 08:16 by John Breslin
Labels: meetings, steering, confcall, news
On this page:
Announcement
WHAT: Steering Committee Conference Call
WHEN: *[Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 21:00:00 UTC time| http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?...
Last changed Mar 06, 2008 00:24 by Phil Wolff
Labels: meeting, mp3, minutes, call, steering, events, news
On this page:
Announcement
Steering Group -
Here are the details for the next DataPortability Steering Action Group teleconference:
DATE: Tuesday March 4th
TIME: 9pm GMT [1]
WHERE: Skype +9900827041975640
Regarding the logistics, everyone wanting to join the call should gather in the Steering Group Skype Chat Room [1] around 15 minutes before the call starts (ie. 8:45pm GMT). Any last minute updates will to the plan will be made there....
Last changed Mar 28, 2008 10:50 by J. Trent Adams
Labels: news, f2f, sfo, events
What: |
DataPortability local meeting |
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Thursday, 20 March 2008, 6pm-9pm Pacific |
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Six Apart Offices, 548 4th Street, San Francisco, California |
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Upcoming page |
Thanks: |
David Recorden @ SixApart has been kind enough to arrange for the DP group to have access to the Six Apart Offices for this month's meeting. |
Proposed Topics:
- We can review what we have done to date,...
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