My Digital FootPrint

It’s official: Google wants to own your online identity is the article is from GigaOm http://gigaom.com/2011/08/29/its-official-google-wants-to-own-your-online-identity/ using the same Image from Kat B Photography So Schmidt told it like it is at Edinburgh that an “identity service” unlocks the ability to do the trade and everyone goes into melt down. Why are you somewhat shocked that Google + plus  > than competing with Facebook.  As covered in numerous posts here previously, (social) signals are a critical part of Big Data but signals from real, authenticated, trusted real people with an identity means that you undertake a real "trade". Now lets not get sidelined by Real Name policy issues and the wider political implications;  lets just focus on the "trade or barter."  You give up data for access to FREE services, but the data cannot be identified means the value is smaller than knowing who you are. If t...

It’s official: Google wants to own your online identity is the article is from GigaOm http://gigaom.com/2011/08/29/its-official-google-wants-to-own-your-online-identity/ using the same Image from Kat B Photography So Schmidt told it like it is at Edinburgh that an “identity service” unlocks the ability to do the trade and everyone goes into melt down. Why are you somewhat shocked that Google + plus  > than competing with Facebook.  As covered in numerous posts here previously, (social) signals are a critical part of Big Data but signals from real, authenticated, trusted real people with an identity means that you undertake a real "trade". Now lets not get sidelined by Real Name policy issues and the wider political implications;  lets just focus on the "trade or barter."  You give up data for access to FREE services, but the data cannot be identified means the value is smaller than knowing who you are. If t...

It’s official: Google wants to own your online identity is the article is from GigaOm http://gigaom.com/2011/08/29/its-official-google-wants-to-own-your-online-identity/ using the same Image from Kat B Photography So Schmidt told it like it is at Edinburgh that an “identity service” unlocks the ability to do the trade and everyone goes into melt down. Why are you somewhat shocked that Google + plus  > than competing with Facebook.  As covered in numerous posts here previously, (social) signals are a critical part of Big Data but signals from real, authenticated, trusted real people with an identity means that you undertake a real "trade". Now lets not get sidelined by Real Name policy issues and the wider political implications;  lets just focus on the "trade or barter."  You give up data for access to FREE services, but the data cannot be identified means the value is smaller than knowing who you are. If t...

Book by Douglas Rushkoff "ScreenAgers Lessons in Chaos from Digital Kids" and a word now famous thanks to Lady Gaga Not what I expected - somehow I thought the book was going to be about how kids interact with screens and how having been bought digital what their psychology was.  Well it was a lot about kids and trying to understand them, but was about their entire lifestyle and not just digital. He also offers a controversial view that attention is not about concentration on one thing (classical old thinking) but putting things together from dragging them together from many sources at the same time. The book describes the end of linearity, how the youth are not evolving but jumping (innovating) discovering what we are capable of, but are doing with chaos, more than searching, discovering, not breaking the rules but recreating them..... they are time rich and therefore have that one precious resource Given that evolution is loosely based on survival of the fittest - ...

It’s official: Google wants to own your online identity is the article is from GigaOm http://gigaom.com/2011/08/29/its-official-google-wants-to-own-your-online-identity/ using the same Image from Kat B Photography So Schmidt told it like it is at Edinburgh that an “identity service” unlocks the ability to do the trade and everyone goes into melt down. Why are you somewhat shocked that Google + plus  > than competing with Facebook.  As covered in numerous posts here previously, (social) signals are a critical part of Big Data but signals from real, authenticated, trusted real people with an identity means that you undertake a real "trade". Now lets not get sidelined by Real Name policy issues and the wider political implications;  lets just focus on the "trade or barter."  You give up data for access to FREE services, but the data cannot be identified means the value is smaller than knowing who you are. If t...

http://www.peterhinssen.com/books/the-new-normal/   Good book - quick read for anyone who is already thinking digital.   The book, describes the idea of "The New Normal", a concept that states we are now halfway to somewhere which is a digital revolution. Although we have already gone through a lot of change, what lies ahead of us involves you and I; and our data. The past 25 years were about technology getting into the hands of consumers. The next 25 years will see those who engage get some value from the trade of personal data. Digital has become the New Normal, and this will have an enormous impact on the way companies organise data, their communications with customers and the way they have to be organised internally. Peter presents digital without limits, pointing out that organisations are increasingly faced with customers and consumers who no longer tolerate limitations in terms of pricing, timing, patience, depth, privacy, convenience, intelligence   A number of ...

https://www.worldwithoutme.com/ WorldWithoutMe.com is currently running Invite Only Beta and purports to be a platform that gives tools to Live Digitally Forever. Start and participate in Private Discussions, Create Dispatches for future, Store Digital Assets and Archive Digital Footprint (Facebook updates, Tweets, Documents, Emails) to create an Autobiography on the go at World Without Me. This is topic we come round to a lot here, what happens when you die and the same questions/ observations come up every time….. anyway I’ll send them to the founder Bhaskar Thakur (Pune, India) and see what he has to say.    Short video   ; 

    L2 research has published a study  (it is big and very good) measuring the online impacts of 87 magazine brands according to the quality and integration of their respective websites, digital marketing, social media and mobile presences.  TIME  was in top position and the only rated as Genius and was cited for a "Twitter feed with personality", subscriptions that bundle print with digital access on the iPad and online, a "robust" Facebook page, a range of apps for various devices and a drive to try new things.  Among all magazine brands studied, Time was the only one to achieve "genius" level.  “Many brands have pet projects on one social media outlet or mobile device – in stark contrast, Time manages a consistent, robust presence across multiple touch points”, says L2 researcher Colin Gilbert.  NYU professor Scott Galloway (founder of L2) remarked, “We believe that the Digital IQ is a proxy for ...

The changing face of mobile Surprised at the latest Google deal to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5Bn , you should not be; Eric Schmidt was very clear back at MWC in FEB 2007 " Mobile Mobile Mobile " and since then Google has focussed both time and effort to deliver andriod (which was itself acquired).  When Schmidt stepped down in saying " adult supervision no longer required " this left open the matured Larry Page to step up from being great at maths and a world leading entrepreneur, to take on the mantel of "world leading strategist and deal doer." This deal will be the discussion point for the next 3 months and already there are a lot of views circulating about what it means but there is no doubt that depending on your stance you can argue for change. However at Mobile 2 on 1st Sept in SFO - we get the first bite, why not join in .  The Deal Google purchased Motorola’s mobile business for $12.5 billion. In doing so, Google brought patents, hardwa...

Original article and reporting at Computer Weekly by Karl Flinders   Banks could become the guardians of their customers' digital identity if a pilot being run by the SWIFT  is accepted by its members. A group within Swift has already agreed the basic architecture and business model for a service that banks could offer customers that will protect their digital identities against fraudulent activity. The service would be like a digital vault which the bank would sell to customers. Swift would host the services and be the gatekeeper. The service would mean that when a customer pays for something online using their bank card, for example, they would not have to enter their card number. Rather the merchant would be redirected to the digital vault where, after approval, it would receive confirmation that the payment will be made. No details change hands. "We are running an incubation project to see what is next in the concept of digital identity management," Kos...

So Google buys Moto – there are now 1,000 stories written and to quote from the Google Blog by Larry Page…. “We recently   explained   how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android. The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to “protect competition and innovation in the open source software community” and it is currently looking into the results of the Nortel auction. Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies. ” This I am sure will split the room on opinions so why not come and join the panels and voice your own insights at Mobile2 in SFO in Sept 1 st .  If you have not yet registered, please do so ASAP. If you send us an email at info@mobil...

Ajit and I are working on the  Digital footprint summit    and his blog today is about another element we are considering as part of this event. For the lack of a better word, let’s call it: My digital footprint personal data tradeoff report The crux of the issue with My Digital Footprint is the propensity of customers to trade data for services So, the question is: Could we predict the tradeoff between what elements of customer data would we share and for what services? This is more than a survey and possibly involves techniques like the  Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP   and  pairwise comparisons I seek comments on this if you are interested to know more

Gideon Rosenblatt of Alchemy of Change posted this image a part of a longer thought blog on “Who to focus on.” It is worth reading! One aspect of personal value and model generated from a digital footprint is so that you will know both who matters, who influences you and who you can influence.  

Facebook asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action accusing it of exploiting children, claiming that Facebook users' "like" statements qualify as matters of public interest http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/08/08/38793.htm  "Expressions of consumer opinion, such as the plaintiffs' Like statements challenged here, have repeatedly qualified as matters of public interest under the First Amendment," Facebook claimed in a motion seeking "more definite statement or dismissal."   On behalf of their children, Melissa Dawes and Jennifer DeYoung filed a class action on June 1, claiming Facebook's non-negotiable terms of membership that say its members are subject to such advertising and marketing do not apply to minor children. The plaintiffs say children lack the capacity to consent to the use of their name and photographs for marketing, advertising and selling of goods and services. Facebook uses users' "Like" statements ...

Powerful talk from Rebecca MacKinnon @TED describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is headed for a "Magna Carta" moment when citizens around the world demand that their governments protect free speech and their right to connection. Nation States to Private States and how we are now segmented by Behaviour.... ohh something to do with Digital Footprints and filtering .....

This follows the story of Kaliya ( Identity Woman ) who still can't do this as her Google+ Name is still SUSPENDED!!!! and doesn't have name sovereignty. Worth reading her post on the issues Nymwars: IRL on Google's Lawns. We need to bring this struggle to Google IRL (In Real Life - physical, real world, meet space). Here is my thinking on why and my ideas about how. WHY: Even women with privileged access to Google insiders and who have real name handle combinations are not getting reinstated. Also read Steve Lockstep -- : http://lockstep.com.au/blog/2011/08/08/real-names-is-real-sly

The 2011 Innotribe $100K Start-up Challenge will introduce the most promising FinTech and Financial Services start-ups to SWIFT’s community of more than 9,700 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 209 countries. http://innotribestartup.myreviewroom.com/ On September 21, 2011 at Sibos in Toronto, 10 finalists, selected by their peers and  expert judges , will present to an invitation-only audience of dozens of decision makers from the world’s largest financial institutions, serial entrepreneurs, investors and media. And on September 22nd, two of those companies will each be presented with a check for $50,000 in front Sibos’ audience of 8000 financial industry professionals.  Learn more . Applications are due by August 14th, so if your start-up is ready for the recognition and rewards it deserves from the global financial services industry, register for this site and apply to the 2011 Innotribe $100K Start-up Challenge...

Way back in 2009 the Zócalo Group  ( www.zocalogroup.com ), a division of Ketchum and Omnicom Group published a report called " Measuring Digital Word of Mouth " and introduced the Digital Footprint Index (DFI).  The DFI was developed to improve a marketer's ability to understand, measure and accelerate where and how brands are discussed and recommended across all social media channels.  Worth re-reading just to see how far we have come in such a short time....

Just over four weeks away from Mobile 2.0!    and as we have sold out every year for the past 5 years, please do register.    If you send me an email at info@mobile2event.com , mentioning this Blog, I will send you a special discount code  So What Can You Expect at Mobile 2.0 This Year?  There are dozen of Mobile Conferences these days, but often the audience does not really have an opportunity to ask probing questions of the speakers and panellists or to engage in a lively constructive dialogue.  At all to many conferences speakers deliver a marketing pitch or just following talking points –  before you have the chance to ask any substantive questions, they run off the stage and exit the conference.   How many times have you heard: “Well, we just did not have time to get to all your great questions!”  Mobile 2.0 has a format that means speakers stay all da...

   This report introduces a new way of measuring openness of open source projects like Android, Qt, Symbian, MeeGo, Mozilla, WebKit, Linux and Eclipse.   The report documents how in fact Android has limited transparency, its development is mostly closed to outside contributors and Google dominates over handset make-up and Android application distribution. The report analyses Android's closed nature in what in the past has been only speculated - e.g. see    - Techcrunch http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/26/open/   - GigaOm http://gigaom.com/mobile/heres-why-google-is-holding-honeycomb-back/ - Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/google-keeping-honeycomb-source-code-on-ice-says-its-not-ready/   The Powerpoint has the report's key insights - and the full 45-page report is here http://www.visionmobile.com/OGI Open Governance Index - Key insights.ppt Download this file

The first round of the ‘Start Me Up’ Start-Up Competition! An invitation-only pre-selection session for start-ups, to elect the best top two of which will receive the Innotribe Award later in the week during the Innotribe Celebration… The 2011 Innotribe $100K Start-up Challenge will introduce the most promising FinTech and Financial Services start-ups to SWIFT’s community of more than 9,700 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 209 countries. On September 21, 2011 at Sibos in Toronto, 10 finalists, selected by their peers and  expert judges , will present to an invitation-only audience of dozens of decision makers from the world’s largest financial institutions, serial entrepreneurs, investors and media. And on September 22nd, two of those companies will each be presented with a check for $50,000 in front Sibos’ audience of 8000 financial industry.  Learn more . If your start-up is ready f...

This is Carlo Ratti speaking on Architecture that senses and responds Whilst we love to think that we create our own digital footprint, the more sensors there are there more something else know about us......

Adam is the Editor-in-Chief at Mashable http://www.mashable.com/author/adam-ostrow A topic that keeps coming back and here is another post on it - what happens to your digital footprint when you die ?

This TED talk  by Julian Treasure  - 5 ways to listen better. He has several versions on the same topic and theme http://www.juliantreasure.com/Julian_Treasure/Home.html  The reason for putting it here on a blog about digital footprints is that listening is part of our digital footprint...and sensors are trying to do what Julian describes for us to help in that filter.

This is the last of three thought exercises I do before I start workshops on Digital Footprints.  The other two are here ( All Data and My data & My Data and My Identity ) In this case I ask the audience to draw models, as they are getting use to it now, on the relationship between My Data and My Rights.  This one always takes longer than the others and more often than not starts with one model and will move to a final one before presenting, but there will still be a general disagreement in the room. The Extension model : In this case there is thought that you have rights outside of your data and that you don't have rights to all your data. The Control model : Everything is mine and everything is in my control and I have and control the rights to everything..... The Right model : You only have certain rights over a small subset of your data The Real model : You may like to believe you have rights but you have none.

In a previous blog I detailed a basic question I ask when starting workshops on Digital Footprints to help the audience understand that they will not only disagree with my views but already disagree with each others.  To avoid recrimination at coffee breaks I now tend to say there is no right answer....... Following on from drawing venn diagrams about ALL data and MY Data, I then move to what they see as the relationship between My Data and My Identity.   I define the two for this exercise in very general terms so My Data is all data created and consumed by me and My Identity is what ever you feel Identity is.  There are fewer consensus models presented but usually the room is more evenly split across all four and it always changes as more models come out. The Related model : This shows an acceptance that there is a relationship between My Data and My Identity but tends to agree that whilst there is some cross over, Identity is sometimes given (govern...

When I am asked to present about "Digital Footprints" I often start with a question.  The question serves only one purpose and has not answer but is only to highlight that everyone in the room probably has a slightly different view of what they think is "their data."  Once this is established it tends to remove the ideals that there is a right and wrong solution to dealing with data Starting at the top left and walking along the top, dropping down and ending up at the bottom right here are the 6 models.  The grey shaded area represents "all data" and the green is "my data".  I define for this example that all data is all data that exists. My data is data created or consumed by me. Model 1:  The Righteous model .  The vast majority of people will draw the Venn diagram like this - showing that My Data is a small subset of all data and everyone who draws this cannot believe there is any other model. "It is the only logical o...

    On the one hand we know that the looser a relationship, the less references (of any type) there are that connect the people in that relationship.  [Accepted that celebrity and news are a special case] But we are limiting our thinking in the case to personal identity and how to identity you are who you say you are.   One the other side we have escalating costs for managing identity where the relationship is very loose .  However, if there is any truth in the fact that a stronger relationship should drive out risk, it should also drive out cost, as cost should only increase to try and reduce/ manage risk.   Therefore, does anyone have any benchmarks for how much is reasonable to spend on finding out you are who you say you are at different points on the curve?              

IF (OR (Privacy, Data) = OR (Asset, Liability))             THEN   Create value and wealth           ELSE repeat          UNTIL we have move on Before we reach the new normal of a fully digital world there is a growing perceived conflict between " Who I portray I am " and " What my data says about me "  There is no better example than the gamification of your data.   This is where you try to distort your digital footprint (data) so you get better offers and create more value for yourself over and above what you should be entitled to.  Example 1.  You live in a high car insurance area and what cheaper insurance, so you move the address where the car is parked. Example 2.  You want better offers from the supermarket so you enter a postcode from a area where you get better offered Example 3...