Comments on: Data Portability for Social Networks http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/data-portability-for-social-networks The opposite of every great idea is another great idea Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carter f Smith http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/data-portability-for-social-networks/comment-page-1#comment-264 Carter f Smith Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:11:21 +0000 http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/?p=494#comment-264 The Microsoft strategy starts with inviting your friends and connections to connect on Windows Live Messenger (not sounding a lot like portability here -- I am thinking "import from"). So I tried the only currently available option -- Facebook. A login to Facebook screen (with Windows Live logo but a Facebook URL) popped up, and the first try on login failed (hmmm, a phishing site?). But the next screen had the Facebook logo, and it logged me in just fine. I didn't however, see where I could add anyone to an invite list, so . . . I gave up and started blogging. http://carterfsmith.blogspot.com/2008/04/social-network-portability-is-coming.html The Microsoft strategy starts with inviting your friends and connections to connect on Windows Live Messenger (not sounding a lot like portability here — I am thinking “import from”).

So I tried the only currently available option — Facebook. A login to Facebook screen (with Windows Live logo but a Facebook URL) popped up, and the first try on login failed (hmmm, a phishing site?). But the next screen had the Facebook logo, and it logged me in just fine. I didn’t however, see where I could add anyone to an invite list, so . . . I gave up and started blogging.

http://carterfsmith.blogspot.com/2008/04/social-network-portability-is-coming.html

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