But, as Facebook’s data-export facility demonstrates, a new model that turns data into an asset and consumers into producers is not a distant prospect. Such a model would empower billions of Internet users by making them beneficiaries of a transactional exchange – one that adds value in every direction.
当然，数据市场并不生存于如此规模之上。但是，Facebook的数据输出便利表明，将数据转化为资产、将消费者转化为生产者的新模式并非天方夜谭。这一模式能让数十亿互联网用户参与增加所有方价值的交易性交换，让他们从中获益。