http://ak.channel9.msdn.com/ch9/65d2/62cb8518-be32-4725-8bef-9fc200dd65d2/leveragingodata2_100_ch9.jpg Stephane Eyskens, SharePoint MVP demonstrates how you can leverage the oData protocol easily in SharePoint 2010 by making use of the built-in data factory. He demonstrates that via two examples:  - A social webpart that increases networking within an enterprise - An advanced search page on the user profiles leveraging the oData operators/filtering capabilities and with autocomplete support on some User Profile properties (Department, Jobtitle). en Tue, 21 May 2013 23:28:32 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:28:32 GMT Rev9