Re: [syndication] Re: very basic question

["Dave Winer" <dave@userland.com>]

Coool. I provide stupid answers! ;->

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: <majo@textlab.de>
To: <syndication@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:30 AM
Subject: [syndication] Re: very basic question


> At the beginning of this thread I warned you that I ask stupid questions
;-.
>
> Thanks,
> manfred
>
> --- In syndication@y..., "Dave Winer" <dave@u...> wrote:
> > 4. What magazine are you writing for? Why do we need to be warned?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <majo@t...>
> > To: <syndication@y...>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 9:32 AM
> > Subject: [syndication] Re: very basic question
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I had the impression that just any html site could read and display
rss
> > files with the
> > > help of some scripts or maybe browser plugins. From what I see, it
seems
> > you
> > > acctually need to register, you need specialised software and a fair
> > amount of
> > > knowledge. I understand that some thousand people are now doing
> > syndication.
> > > Whats missing to make this a real mass medium? Why is Microsoft
> envolved
> > in
> > > this? Can you help me to get a birds eye view please. I am looking for
> > information
> > > for an article in a major political/technological magazine in Europe.
Any
> > information
> > > in this direction would be extremely helpful.
> > >
> > > I've warned you ;-) Thanks again.
> > > Manfred
> > >
> > > --- In syndication@y..., "Dave Winer" <dave@u...> wrote:
> > > > Craig's tutorials are real eye-openers..
> > > >
> > > > Now, to your next question -- that varies from environment to
> > environment.
> > > >
> > > > In Manila, we have a macro called viewRssBox that does the job.
> > > >
> > > > http://macros.userland.com/basic/viewRssBox
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <majo@t...>
> > > > To: <syndication@y...>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 5:36 AM
> > > > Subject: [syndication] Re: very basic question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > this has been very helpful indeed. Its somehow not so easy to get
> the
> > big
> > > > picture,
> > > > > while treading water in an ocean of details...;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > In between I've read/heard/seen a very nice tutorial by Craig
Burton
> > > > > http://www.craigburton.com/2001/04/18 which helped as well. I even
> > managed
> > > > to
> > > > > publish and read RSS directly between a web site and my Radio
> desktop!
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, what if I want news to be syndicated from a web site not to a
> > desktop
> > > > machine but
> > > > > to another web site? Say I'd publish news regualarly on my site
and
> > would
> > > > like people
> > > > > to subscribe to it and re-publish these (my) news on their web
site? I
> > > > suppose that
> > > > > some Java or Javascript thingys would do the translation from RSS
to
> > html.
> > > > Is this
> > > > > right, and could you point me to such scripts, if they exist?
> > > > >
> > > > > Tkx many in advance,
> > > > > Manfred
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In syndication@y..., "Dave Winer" <dave@u...> wrote:
> > > > > > To subscribe to a channel on a peer-to-peer basis all the
subscriber
> > > > needs
> > > > > > to know is the URL of the XMLization of the channel. A lot of us
are
> > > > putting
> > > > > > little XML graphics on our sites that point to our XML files.
You
> > can
> > > > see it
> > > > > > in the right edge of www.scripting.com, it's white on orange.
Dave
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: <majo@t...>
> > > > > > To: <syndication@y...>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 9:55 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [syndication] very basic question
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am a journalist and as such privileged to ask questions that
are
> > > > > > > obviously stupid. So please forgive my ignorance. I've done a
bit
> > of
> > > > > > research
> > > > > > > on rss, bloggs, syndication etc., and looked into Manila,
Radio,
> > etc.
> > > > and
> > > > > > > works of people like Aaron Swartz, Bob Green and others. Now
> this
> > > > question
> > > > > > > is left over: does all this inevitably require an aggregator
like
> > > > > > my.userland, or
> > > > > > > is a sort of peer2peer syndication possible? Can I invite
people
> > to
> > > > share
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > > news directly without the need to sign into a central
> switchboard?
> > > > What
> > > > > > > Aaron calls "blogify your page" seems to describe one half of
> what
> > I
> > > > mean.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Or am I just missing something?
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > majo
> > > > > > >
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