What the world needs now is data portability!

I just discovered this, via Kate, and there’s not a lot here, but it’s a pretty cool concept. Being able to download all your data from one social network and plug it into another? Nifty! And not that far fetched (as a concept), given that all the underlying technologies exist… and are already in common use to make some data (like this blog post) portable.

But really, the image says it all. Imagine owning your identity. Imagine, if Facebook pissed you off (or deactivated your account, as has been known to happen), you could just take your data and head someplace else. How much more user-focused would the platforms we love be, then? Unfortunately, I doubt this is the first time someone has thought of this, and I can’t picture any of the huge networks jumping on it… But one can dream!