Re: [projectvrm] What can people do with data that companies can't?

[Adrian Gropper < >]

It's as simple as wealth. Data is a working asset and if I have it, it works for me.

If I have data and can cause the apps to come to me, then I extract the maximum value. If the company has data then the apps come to them and I get relatively little. 

In the days when computers were expensive and networks were slow, distributing apps seemed inconceivably impractical and a business model developed that valued software over data. Now that the most valuable apps are open source and bandwidth is almost free, moving a copy of the apps to where my data lives becomes an option. 

Privacy is the key enabler for this shift. Apps that allow me to develop an online reputation and to add the value my data to the worldwide collective while at the same time minimizing the leakage of my asset will rule the day.

Adrian

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Drummond Reed < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Killer list, Doc. Here's the comment I just posted:

Along the lines of Sylvain's suggestion about financial data consolidation, you didn't mention health data (other than QS data). The value of having a single consolidated view of my health data and control over sharing it with the health care professionals of my choice would be enormous.

Another category is insurance. I would love to have all my insurance coverages related to me, my family, and my possessions available in one place I can view, modify/update, and share them. It would not only eliminate a whole file drawer, but enable me to manage them much more easily in true VRM fashion.

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Doc Searls < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

That's what I ask, and partially answer, here:

<http://hvrd.me/14jYxGn>

Prompting this was a question from a major publication. Improve my answers there, or provide your own elsewhere (including here), and our case will be that much better.

Thanks,

Doc

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Adrian Gropper MD