http://media.ch9.ms/ch9/cac9/18d18583-da0b-4b56-9571-ab06c4a1cac9/ODataWhy_220.jpg If you know what this open data protocol is you might be wondering why you should use it to expose your data over the web. This video gives you an overview of the main benefits of using the open data protocol or OData. By painting the picture of the current status of most web Web API's a problem surfaces that the OData protocol solves. Some usefull links to get you going with OData: www.odata.org/libraries www.odata.org/documentation More information can be found on www.odata.org and if you wish to provide feedback please comment on this post or join the OData Mailing list.   en Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:10 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:10 GMT Rev9