Re: [syndication] Question: discovering sources

[Rael Dornfest <rael@oreilly.com>]

Howdy,

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Dave Winer wrote:

>> Meerkat gets its list of feeds from, amongst other smaller registries,
>> xmlTree and My.Userland.
...
> Since you benefited from our generosity, it seems fair that you disclose
> your sources as well. Perhaps I missed that.

You did.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/rss/2000/03/17/about_meerkat.html
Publication Date: 2000-03-17
Linked From: 
  http://meerkat.oreillynet.com ("About")
  http://www.oreillynet.com/rss (various places)

"<a href='http://backend.userland.com/'>Backend.Userland.Com: How to hook
into the UserLand.Com content flow thru XML, XML-RPC and SOAP.</a>"

"Dave Winer's wonderful <a href='http://my.userland.com'>My.Userland.Com</a>
is more broadly focused, bringing in content from WebLogs hosted at <a
href='http://www.userland.com'>Userland</a>  and 
<a href='http://www.editthispage.com'>EditThisPage.com</a>,
a growing community of <a href='http://manila.userland.com'>Manila</a> 
web sites."

"How do I Register my Channel?
...
<a href='http://www.xmltree.com/xml/addResource.xml'>xmlTree: directory of
content</a>

<a href='http://aggregator.userland.com/register'>Aggregator.Userland.Com</a>
Both of these aggregators allow you to register either RSS or
ScriptingNews formatted channels. 
...
Meerkat actually visits each of these aggregators every morning, noting
any new channels it comes across. Of these, those appropriate -- usually
technology/computer/geek/science related -- for aggregation by the
O'Reilly Network are picked up."

Rael