https://rossdawson.com/dataportability/ Keynote speaker | Futurist | Strategy advisor Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rossdawson.com/dataportability/#comment-270 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:43:52 +0000 http://rd.wpram.com/?p=454#comment-270 I think it is not only a matter of time. It is also a matter of securing and keeping my work. All elements are uploaded, organized, tagged and commented. But what happens when the Web 2.0 application of my choice will be shut down for whatever reason. Maybe I get my material out via an API or export function. But this usually results in an XML file unreadable for humans. When everything is stored in a desktop application, I can keep those application even when the vendor decides to stop it. I can keep it forever or have at least more than enough time to bring the content into new tool. For this disappearing 2.0 tool, I have no influence on the closing schedule.

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