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'''<dfn>roach motel</dfn>''' is a metaphor for a [[silo]] that accepts data but does not allow exporting to other platforms based on a US insect trap advertisement campaign "roaches check in, but they don't check out". The term was used as far back as 2007 by  [http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/08/21/FacebookTheSocialGraphRoachMotel.aspx Dare Obasanjo] to describe facebook.

== See Also ==

* https://flickr.com/photos/psd/2592742563/in/photolist-4X7u2Z