Category Archives: Respect Network

T.Rob and I Have Another Vulcan Mind Meld and This Time I Didn’t Even Know It

Posted on 5/28/2013 by Drummond Reed

So if you like that wild Vulcan mind-meld stuff (that Zachary Quinto now does as well as Leonard Nimoy did—both are stellar in the latest Star Trek), you’ll love this. Yesterday on my new Respect Network blog I did a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Internet of People, Internet of Things, Personal Cloud, Respect Network, Respect Trust Framework | Tagged , | Leave a comment

T.Rob Wyatt Explains the Respect Trust Framework (and May Not Even Know It)

Posted on 3/27/2013 by Drummond Reed

How to explain how we got here? I wrote a blog post called Please Send Wicked Simple Email inspired by the jaw-dropping great messages T.Rob Wyatt was sending to the VRM (Vendor Relationship Management) and personal cloud mailing lists. I lobbied for T.Rob’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Digital rights, Events, Identity Rights Agreements, Respect Network, Respect Trust Framework, VRM | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

The Real Killer App for Personal Clouds

Posted on 2/20/2013 by Drummond Reed

I’ve been working for several years now on building infrastructure for personal clouds (that’s the entire goal of the Respect Network based on the Respect Trust Framework). I’ve helped design, discuss, and debate dozens of powerful new apps for personal clouds (see several that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Portability, Digital rights, Personal Cloud, Privacy, Respect Network, Respect Trust Framework | 2 Comments

KRL and XDI: Digital Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Posted on 1/2/2013 by Drummond Reed

I’ve been working with Phil Windley on key issues in digital identity and trust networks for a long time now, and particularly closely in the past year since Kynetx became one of the first Founding Partners of the Respect Network. But rarely have I … Continue reading →

Posted in KRL, Personal Cloud, Respect Network, Rules, XDI | 4 Comments

Jeff Kramer on Personal Clouds

Posted on 12/3/2012 by Drummond Reed

You know a meme’s time has come when it starts appearing independently across multiple points in the industry. Such is the case with personal clouds. Just last week, while attending a Respect Network planning meeting at Kynetx in Utah, Jeff Kramer published a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Cloud, Personal Data Service, Personal Data Store, Respect Network | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Markus Sabadello’s XDI Personal Cloud Demo

Posted on 11/5/2012 by Drummond Reed

I sure wish I had more time to blog, but with about 110% of my time is going into building the Respect Network these days, most of my posts are on the Respect Network and Connect.Me blogs. But if you’ve been using this blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Connect.Me, Personal Cloud, Respect Network, XDI | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Difference Between a Personal Cloud and a Personal Data Store

Posted on 8/8/2012 by Drummond Reed

I’ve written  about personal clouds and personal data stores (PDS – also called personal data vaults or lockers) for several years now, but in a conversation with Craig Burton last week the distinction between the two snapped into sharp focus. See this illustration: In short, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Cloud, Personal Data Ecosystem, Personal Data Store, Respect Network | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Social, Local, Mobile, Personal

Posted on 7/28/2012 by Drummond Reed

“The gleam has come off the word ‘social’,” said Internet analyst Ben Schachter in today’s NYTimes article about the recent slide in the stock prices of Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon. “The ground is now shifting underneath these companies feet at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Connect.Me, Personal Cloud, Personal Data Ecosystem, Respect Network, Respect Trust Framework, Social Web | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment