HOLY CRAP!!! This is super cool and I am going to be getting a POD this afternoon. The potential for this new version of the web is astronomical and the disruptive power of it will be huge. By taking away the "power" over our data from the big corps and giving it back to the people we might stand a chance of having a liberated flow of information available to us.
Solid is a platform, built using the existing web. It gives every user a choice about where data is stored, which specific people and groups can access select elements, and which apps you use. It allows you, your family and colleagues, to link and share data with anyone. It allows people to look at the same data with different apps at the same time.
Solid unleashes incredible opportunities for creativity, problem-solving and commerce. It will empower individuals, developers and businesses with entirely new ways to conceive, build and find innovative, trusted and beneficial applications and services. I see multiple market possibilities, including Solid apps and Solid data storage.
This blog post of Tim's sets the stage for the coming wave.
https://www.inrupt.com/blog/one-small-step-for-the-web
Go to the site and sign up for a POD now and lets all plow headlong into this new potential.
