Re: Syndication : past, present and future

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney@syndic8.com>]

Somehow the statement "do you own homework" comes to mind here...

Honestly, if you've got an assignment for this area it might be a 
good idea to do the research yourself.

That said, 

> - How was born this concept? 

RSS can be said to have evolved as a tool to extract abbreviated 
information from websites for the purpose of integrating content into 
portal-style websites.  It's certainly grown beyond that.

> - Aren't the discussions on the syndication are often limited to 
> technology RSS. Are there other associated techniques? If, yes 
which 
> and why aren't they not also popular? 

RSS has reached it's degree of adoption based on ease of use.  It's 
pretty easy to make a feed and likewise easy to use it.  Other 
formats have other purposes beyond simple content abbreviations.  
Thus their consumption has had a lesser uptake outside their niche 
markets.  

> - Lastly, which is your future vision of this concept (future 
> technologies, evolution of the uses)? 

It's become clear that users want flexible access to content.  RSS is 
but one of many early steps in delivering that.

> I thank you by advance for your contribution. If this subject 
> interests you, I can send to you, before long, a synthesis of the 
> received answers. 

I'm sure the list would appreciate seeing your report.

=Bill Kearney
Syndic8.com