DataPortability Selects Trustmark Logo; Announces Six-Month Updates

The DataPortability group has selected the new logo which they are calling a "trustmark" today. The logo contest saw 400 logo submissions reviewed by a panel of judges and voted by 4,562 people. The winner is located on the left — not sure what to think about it at this point. It seems to show movement in and movement out which is a good thing. If you are at the Web 2.0 Expo, they will be handing out stickers with the new logo today.

Chris Saad, DataPortability group leader shared with me some additional updates as the group has reached the six-month milestone:

• Creation of the DIY (Do It Yourself Data Portability) Club
• Creating formal networks and informal outreach, such as the DataPortability Video Project and the DataPortability InMotion Prodcast Series, which invites people to describe what data portability means to them
• Published technical paper stubs for the first batch of documents

Lastly, here’s the group’s new tagline: DataPortability Connect.Control.Share.Remix