Published by Robert Scoble
I give you a front-row seat on the future. Focusing most of my efforts now on next-generation augmented reality and artificial intelligence, AKA "mixed reality."
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WATCH MY LATEST SPEECHES:
State of VR with Philip Rosedale (done in VR itself, very cool): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zAA1EVGUZU
At GEOINT, June 2017: http://trajectorymagazine.com/glimpse-new-world/
Augmented World Expo, June 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4xHILvLD8E
At Leade.rs, April 2017: https://youtu.be/52_0JshgjXI
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BIO:
Scoble gives you a front-row seat on the future.
Literally. He had the first ride in the first Tesla. Siri was launched in his house. He's been the first to share all sorts of technologies and companies with you, from Flipboard to Pandora to Instagram.
Today he's focusing on mixed reality, AKA "next-generation augmented reality" which will include a new user interface for EVERYTHING in your life (IoT, Smart Cities, driverless cars, robots, drones, etc).
That's based on his view thanks to his past experience as futurist at Rackspace.
Best place to find Scoble? On his Facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble
He has been a technology blogger since 2000, was one of five people who built Microsoft's Channel 9 video blog/community, worked at Fast Company Magazine running its TV efforts, and has been part of technology media businesses since 1993.
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SPEAKER PITCH:
Apple and Facebook now have revealed their Augmented Reality strategies, which means your business needs one too. Rely on Robert Scoble, the world's top authority on AR, to bring to your conference what businesses should do next.
SPEECH ABSTRACT #1:
TITLE: The Fourth Transformation: What's next in mixed reality (AR and AI) and the future of technology?
Here's an example of this talk at Leade.rs in Paris in April, 2017: https://youtu.be/52_0JshgjXI
Why "the Fourth Transformation?"
Soon we will have phones and glasses that do full on augmented reality. Everything you look at will potentially be augmented. This world is coming in late 2017 with a new iPhone from Apple, amongst other products. Microsoft is betting everything on its HoloLens glasses that do mixed reality and the industry is spending many billions of dollars in R&D and funding new companies like Magic Leap.
This future will be the user interface for IoT, Smart Cities, autonomous cars, robots, drones, and your TV.
This is a big deal and Robert will take you through what mixed reality is and how it will change every business.
Learn more about Robert's speaking style and contact his agent at http://odemanagement.com/robert-scoble/Robert-Scoble.html
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SPEECH ABSTRACT #2:
"The Next Two Clicks of Moore's Law."
Over the next four years, or two clicks of Moore's Law, a ton about our technology world will change. Scoble will bring you the best from his travels visiting R&D labs, startups, and innovators around the world.
He views the world through his rose-colored-mixed-reality glasses, which will be the new user interface for self driving cars, Smart Cities, IoT, and many other things in our world.
He'll send you off with some lessons for companies both large and small.
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SPEECH ABSTRACT #3:
"Personalized Meaning: What is Augmented Reality For?"
As we enter a far more technological world where even cars drive themselves, I predict we'll see a blowback toward the analog, more authentic world.
What role does augmented reality play in both worlds?
Get Scoble's insight into where augmented reality is going, see tons of real-world demos, and understand what he means by 'personalized meaning.'
CONTACT:
If you are looking to contact me, email is best: scobleizer@gmail.com.
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ENDORSEMENTS:
IZEA Top 25 Tech Influencers: https://izea.com/2017/07/07/25-top-tech-influencers/
Time: One of the top 140 Twitterers!
FT: One of the five most influential Twitterers!
Inc. Top 5 on list of Tech Power Players You Need to Know: http://www.inc.com/john-rampton/30-power-players-in-tech-you-need-to-know.html
Next Reality: #4 on top 50 AR influencer list: https://next.reality.news/news/nr50-next-realitys-50-people-watch-augmented-mixed-reality-0177454/
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Well, Google may the new Microsoft, but at least their stuff works, at least from an enduser perspective.
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Well, Google may the new Microsoft, but at least their stuff works, at least from an enduser perspective.
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Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
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Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
Beware the echo chamber of Google-dislikers and stinky-listers with axes.
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I have to agree with J that at least Google understood that quality matters quicker than Microsoft did.
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I have to agree with J that at least Google understood that quality matters quicker than Microsoft did.
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It’s easy to be a Google apologist today when we’re early in the web-as-application-platform is being built out for normal, end-user applications, but my concern is what the web will look like 5 or 10 years from now.
I doubt that folks were worried about Microsoft when they started to push Office — after all, it was good software at the time — if not the best.
Google is building best of breed web applications today, but the long term ramifications for its API choices, data formats and most of all authentication protocols will either leave open the possibility of continued innovation or eventual product stagnation, as their usage grows and they become paralyzed to make changes without pissing off a large number of users (which is the situation that Internet Explorer had been in until open source Firefox came along).
Now, there are plenty of things that are different this time around, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not old enough to prognosticate accurately about the future, but if there are signs of history repeating, as Robert asks, I’d love to hear Google’s opinions on these matters.
I, for the most part, like Google’s services and I use them quite frequently. But I also use other services — and the points where there isn’t interoperation — especially in authentication and user accounts — is really starting to weigh on my productivity. There are open solutions in the wild that would address these issues; I only hope that Google considers adopting and supporting behind them before we end up back where we were for another 10 years.
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It’s easy to be a Google apologist today when we’re early in the web-as-application-platform is being built out for normal, end-user applications, but my concern is what the web will look like 5 or 10 years from now.
I doubt that folks were worried about Microsoft when they started to push Office — after all, it was good software at the time — if not the best.
Google is building best of breed web applications today, but the long term ramifications for its API choices, data formats and most of all authentication protocols will either leave open the possibility of continued innovation or eventual product stagnation, as their usage grows and they become paralyzed to make changes without pissing off a large number of users (which is the situation that Internet Explorer had been in until open source Firefox came along).
Now, there are plenty of things that are different this time around, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not old enough to prognosticate accurately about the future, but if there are signs of history repeating, as Robert asks, I’d love to hear Google’s opinions on these matters.
I, for the most part, like Google’s services and I use them quite frequently. But I also use other services — and the points where there isn’t interoperation — especially in authentication and user accounts — is really starting to weigh on my productivity. There are open solutions in the wild that would address these issues; I only hope that Google considers adopting and supporting behind them before we end up back where we were for another 10 years.
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@Chris: I’m not sure I really agree with your “best of breed” web application comment. I think the only things Google has really gotten right are search and (maybe) mail.
I’m of the oppinion that the UI for a lot of Google products is just plain bad. I even dislike the gmail UI. That might have something to do with the lack of adoption as well. Not that I’m saying Google shouldn’t be joining the conversation. Here’s a run down of what I think about their services:
Google Search: The Best
Gmail: Leaves a lot to be desired. While conversation view has it’s uses, there needs to be more customization available.
Maps: I think Windows Live Local is currently best of breed in that category.
Orkut: Give me a break
Google Earth: A very cool product, but not a web app.
Blogger: I think there are plenty of hosted blogging platforms that outshine Google here.
Google Base: Does anyone actually use it?
Google Video: Pretty much a failure
Writely and Spreadsheets: Would anyone actually use these for anything more serious than a shopping list?
I just think Google’s a bit overhyped, and I’m waiting for people to start seeing that besides search and advertising – Google’s probably not best of breed.
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I think there are a lot of conversations happening –but just not where its totally visible or in the form of blogs (which most folks harp about as the new wave method for conversations !!)
If you join certain key Google groups, I am pretty sure that you will see conversations happening.
In fact, here we near got an instantaneous answer a question.
I think a lot of blogosphere, expects Google create blogs and join into ‘conversations’, but their mode of communication and conversations is different- that’s all.
I kind disagree with Chris’s comments on “as their usage grows and they become paralyzed to make changes without pissing off a large number of users”,
Google is listening and learning, thier userbase is strong and increasing along the loytalty ladder. Making changes will not piss of the user – not being truthfull will piss of the users’. Services and products constantly change and will evolve. Some users may like the enchancements, others may not, but thats the risk w/every prodcut correct ?? Oh well, like just the screeeeeech in vista Beta startup :)-
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@Chris: I’m not sure I really agree with your “best of breed” web application comment. I think the only things Google has really gotten right are search and (maybe) mail.
I’m of the oppinion that the UI for a lot of Google products is just plain bad. I even dislike the gmail UI. That might have something to do with the lack of adoption as well. Not that I’m saying Google shouldn’t be joining the conversation. Here’s a run down of what I think about their services:
Google Search: The Best
Gmail: Leaves a lot to be desired. While conversation view has it’s uses, there needs to be more customization available.
Maps: I think Windows Live Local is currently best of breed in that category.
Orkut: Give me a break
Google Earth: A very cool product, but not a web app.
Blogger: I think there are plenty of hosted blogging platforms that outshine Google here.
Google Base: Does anyone actually use it?
Google Video: Pretty much a failure
Writely and Spreadsheets: Would anyone actually use these for anything more serious than a shopping list?
I just think Google’s a bit overhyped, and I’m waiting for people to start seeing that besides search and advertising – Google’s probably not best of breed.
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I think there are a lot of conversations happening –but just not where its totally visible or in the form of blogs (which most folks harp about as the new wave method for conversations !!)
If you join certain key Google groups, I am pretty sure that you will see conversations happening.
In fact, here we near got an instantaneous answer a question.
I think a lot of blogosphere, expects Google create blogs and join into ‘conversations’, but their mode of communication and conversations is different- that’s all.
I kind disagree with Chris’s comments on “as their usage grows and they become paralyzed to make changes without pissing off a large number of users”,
Google is listening and learning, thier userbase is strong and increasing along the loytalty ladder. Making changes will not piss of the user – not being truthfull will piss of the users’. Services and products constantly change and will evolve. Some users may like the enchancements, others may not, but thats the risk w/every prodcut correct ?? Oh well, like just the screeeeeech in vista Beta startup :)-
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What about Google earth, Google maps, etc.
They are top notch apps.
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What about Google earth, Google maps, etc.
They are top notch apps.
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Google Maps has fewer features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local and a LOT less marketshare than Mapquest.
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Google Maps has fewer features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local and a LOT less marketshare than Mapquest.
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Robert, maybe Google Maps does have less features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local AND less market share than Mapquest… But, I use it more than any of the others because it’s so easy to drop in two addresses and get directions.
Google “767 Fifth Ave. new york to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave 20001” .. *volia*
Also it’s great to just drop in one address and navigate the area.
Mapquest takes too many clicks and is filled with ads.
Also, the SMS directions from Google are awesome.
Text the same query above to 46645 (GOOGL)
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Robert, maybe Google Maps does have less features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local AND less market share than Mapquest… But, I use it more than any of the others because it’s so easy to drop in two addresses and get directions.
Google “767 Fifth Ave. new york to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave 20001” .. *volia*
Also it’s great to just drop in one address and navigate the area.
Mapquest takes too many clicks and is filled with ads.
Also, the SMS directions from Google are awesome.
Text the same query above to 46645 (GOOGL)
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“Google Maps has fewer features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local and a LOT less marketshare than Mapquest. ”
suprising that Google Earth enterprise is then used by the likes CBC, CNN etc etc MSM for the mapping efforts :)- Why would they want to choose a product that has “fewer features” — costs ??
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“Google Maps has fewer features than Yahoo or Windows Live Local and a LOT less marketshare than Mapquest. ”
suprising that Google Earth enterprise is then used by the likes CBC, CNN etc etc MSM for the mapping efforts :)- Why would they want to choose a product that has “fewer features” — costs ??
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Another place where Google Earth, e.g. finds good use are these avian flu maps from Declan Butler
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Another place where Google Earth, e.g. finds good use are these avian flu maps from Declan Butler
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Oh BTW Robert but did you catch this
“This is kindergarten stuff, folks–stuff Microsoft needs to get right if people want to take them seriously.” :)-
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Oh BTW Robert but did you catch this
“This is kindergarten stuff, folks–stuff Microsoft needs to get right if people want to take them seriously.” :)-
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Where’s Google in the conversation? They all use Macs, and Google Talk doesn’t freakin’ run on a Mac. Sure, you can use third party clients with the service, but the official Google Talk is PC only – so they’re not in the conversation because they can’t HAVE the conversation.
/disgruntled Mac user
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Where’s Google in the conversation? They all use Macs, and Google Talk doesn’t freakin’ run on a Mac. Sure, you can use third party clients with the service, but the official Google Talk is PC only – so they’re not in the conversation because they can’t HAVE the conversation.
/disgruntled Mac user
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Scoble, why did you buy a BMW? I mean, it has a lot less marketshare than a Chevy Truck.
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Scoble, why did you buy a BMW? I mean, it has a lot less marketshare than a Chevy Truck.
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IE 7 im not a fan of I use Avant or Firefox only Avant because of social networking alot pages html arent displayed properly on gecco.
The things I dont like about IE 7 are the fact youre stuck with the search bar , I can add and maniuplate all my search engines by simply creating a folder in my links and open in new browser page or tab in Avant or Firefox
also you cant move tab bar to bottom its interface is lousy or move and center the address bar , I like to set up my browsers like AOL and center the address bar , Is it possible to keep IE 6 design and interface with Vista???
or some kind of alternative???
also last but not least no skins the same old boring stuff that really isnt as important as the above mentioned but I thought I’d include it anyway
Good Luck On IE -7 / Vista
I truly hope they condsider this feedback at Microsoft LOL
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IE 7 im not a fan of I use Avant or Firefox only Avant because of social networking alot pages html arent displayed properly on gecco.
The things I dont like about IE 7 are the fact youre stuck with the search bar , I can add and maniuplate all my search engines by simply creating a folder in my links and open in new browser page or tab in Avant or Firefox
also you cant move tab bar to bottom its interface is lousy or move and center the address bar , I like to set up my browsers like AOL and center the address bar , Is it possible to keep IE 6 design and interface with Vista???
or some kind of alternative???
also last but not least no skins the same old boring stuff that really isnt as important as the above mentioned but I thought I’d include it anyway
Good Luck On IE -7 / Vista
I truly hope they condsider this feedback at Microsoft LOL
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“does anyone notice they aren’t getting quick adoption outside of search and email?”
HitWise numbers for market share to May 2006:
Yahoo Mail 47.4%
MSN Hotmail 22.9%
MySpace Mail 19.5%
GMail 2.5%
Source: http://weblogs.hitwise.com/bill-tancer/2006/05/google_yahoo_and_msn_property.html
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“does anyone notice they aren’t getting quick adoption outside of search and email?”
HitWise numbers for market share to May 2006:
Yahoo Mail 47.4%
MSN Hotmail 22.9%
MySpace Mail 19.5%
GMail 2.5%
Source: http://weblogs.hitwise.com/bill-tancer/2006/05/google_yahoo_and_msn_property.html
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Robert, Sorry that I have not been paying attention to your blog or this thread. I think you guys might want to do your homework on GData. It IS RSS or ATOM on the read side. And on the write side is ATOM Publishing protocol. I don’t understand how you guys can possibly decide that GData is some proprietary Google protocol. How would you like us to provide read/write access to public and private (per-user) information? Sorry there isn’t a name for the combination of read side RSS/ATOM + write side ATOM Publishing Protocol + A9 Open Search Query. Yeah, we coined GData for this combination. Maybe we should have just called it “foo”?
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Robert, Sorry that I have not been paying attention to your blog or this thread. I think you guys might want to do your homework on GData. It IS RSS or ATOM on the read side. And on the write side is ATOM Publishing protocol. I don’t understand how you guys can possibly decide that GData is some proprietary Google protocol. How would you like us to provide read/write access to public and private (per-user) information? Sorry there isn’t a name for the combination of read side RSS/ATOM + write side ATOM Publishing Protocol + A9 Open Search Query. Yeah, we coined GData for this combination. Maybe we should have just called it “foo”?
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umm … did microsoft get in trouble because they *didn’t* provide the api’s ? if google continues to expose whatever api they use, a developer can convert from any google service to any other. google never holds your data … gmail (grab it with pop3) picasa (never touches your pictures) writely/spreadsheets (export your docs in whatever format you like)
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umm … did microsoft get in trouble because they *didn’t* provide the api’s ? if google continues to expose whatever api they use, a developer can convert from any google service to any other. google never holds your data … gmail (grab it with pop3) picasa (never touches your pictures) writely/spreadsheets (export your docs in whatever format you like)
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[I’ll say straightaway that I’m speaking for me, sitting around on a Sunday morning. So this is Pete Hopkins joining the conversation and no, uh, larger entity of any sort.]
I’m disappointed that the two posts you’ve linked to seem to get some facts wrong and, as a result, I think draw the wrong conclusions.
As a quick initial aside, Marc gets the description of the Blogger 1.0 API totally wrong. It does use XML-RPC, and it actually pre-dates the MetaWeblog format. (If you believe Wikipedia, “MetaWeblog API was designed to address limitations of Blogger API.”) Blogger has deprecated the Blogger 1.0 API, according to the docs, though it is still supported in the beta.
More significantly, though, Marc gets the description of Gdata wrong. Isn’t one of the big reasons for Atom that it has a sane extensibility model? And adding extensions does not make it not Atom. Right now Gdata is Atom plus conventions for searching and filtering the Atom feed, and some initial work on handling versioning/conflicts. Isn’t that a good thing? The Atom API docs that I’ve read don’t address these issues. And, if you take a 3rd party Atom 1.0 client that has nothing Googley in it, that will work, too. Because it’s still, at its core, a standard. “Bastardization” — Marc’s word — is a totally inaccurate way to describe Gdata’s relationship to Atom.
Finally, I do not buy Chris’s “Google Accounts == lock-in” argument. Google Accounts is an authentication scheme (well, two: one for clients and one for webapps) and single sign-on across Google products. It has nothing to do with the openness of the APIs. Yes it allows for integration between Google products that 3rd parties won’t have (for example, Google Video would not need to ask for your Blogger password to post if you’re already logged in to Google Video), but nowhere in that equation does it mean that YouTube won’t be allowed to post to Blogger, or that Google Video won’t support, say, MetaWeblog. Saying that Google Accounts means that Google will stop allowing 3rd parties in to its APIs is baseless, cynical speculation.
I see Gdata as a way of standardizing, if you will, Google products’ APIs on — oh, look! — a standard: Atom. As I said, I can’t speak for that company’s plans, but with Calendar, Blogger, and now Base on Gdata, I think that the trend and momentum are in the Gdata direction. Reducing the overall variety of API formats, and choosing a standard on which to base those APIs seems to me the exact opposite of API lock-in.
Anyway, I’m not sure if Blogger is on your itinerary for this visit, Robert, but if it is I look forward to seeing you again!
— Pete
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[I’ll say straightaway that I’m speaking for me, sitting around on a Sunday morning. So this is Pete Hopkins joining the conversation and no, uh, larger entity of any sort.]
I’m disappointed that the two posts you’ve linked to seem to get some facts wrong and, as a result, I think draw the wrong conclusions.
As a quick initial aside, Marc gets the description of the Blogger 1.0 API totally wrong. It does use XML-RPC, and it actually pre-dates the MetaWeblog format. (If you believe Wikipedia, “MetaWeblog API was designed to address limitations of Blogger API.”) Blogger has deprecated the Blogger 1.0 API, according to the docs, though it is still supported in the beta.
More significantly, though, Marc gets the description of Gdata wrong. Isn’t one of the big reasons for Atom that it has a sane extensibility model? And adding extensions does not make it not Atom. Right now Gdata is Atom plus conventions for searching and filtering the Atom feed, and some initial work on handling versioning/conflicts. Isn’t that a good thing? The Atom API docs that I’ve read don’t address these issues. And, if you take a 3rd party Atom 1.0 client that has nothing Googley in it, that will work, too. Because it’s still, at its core, a standard. “Bastardization” — Marc’s word — is a totally inaccurate way to describe Gdata’s relationship to Atom.
Finally, I do not buy Chris’s “Google Accounts == lock-in” argument. Google Accounts is an authentication scheme (well, two: one for clients and one for webapps) and single sign-on across Google products. It has nothing to do with the openness of the APIs. Yes it allows for integration between Google products that 3rd parties won’t have (for example, Google Video would not need to ask for your Blogger password to post if you’re already logged in to Google Video), but nowhere in that equation does it mean that YouTube won’t be allowed to post to Blogger, or that Google Video won’t support, say, MetaWeblog. Saying that Google Accounts means that Google will stop allowing 3rd parties in to its APIs is baseless, cynical speculation.
I see Gdata as a way of standardizing, if you will, Google products’ APIs on — oh, look! — a standard: Atom. As I said, I can’t speak for that company’s plans, but with Calendar, Blogger, and now Base on Gdata, I think that the trend and momentum are in the Gdata direction. Reducing the overall variety of API formats, and choosing a standard on which to base those APIs seems to me the exact opposite of API lock-in.
Anyway, I’m not sure if Blogger is on your itinerary for this visit, Robert, but if it is I look forward to seeing you again!
— Pete
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Pete, I’d love to drop in!
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Pete, I’d love to drop in!
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