In our usage, we (the hub owners) would define or create the topics according to our own rules, and then aggregate or segregate content from multiple incoming feeds (again, using rules we would define), then make these new topics available to subscribers.
On Jul 1, 8:22 am, Alexis Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Danny Briere <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is interesting, because I think we may be more concerned with the > > "topic model" than the content filtering. So we have some questions > > here: > > > 1) What is the current thinking / discussion / issues about the topic > > model? I've searched the recent postings trying to find references > > and more specifics....is there a URL I can look at? > > > 2) In the current spec, a topic is the same as a feed URL from the > > publisher. But could the hub aggregate and / or segregate content > > from incoming feed data and create its own topics? > > For my part, I would see that as a natural extension. How would such > topics be created and managed? > > alexis > > > (For example, in item 2, our hub would aggregate press releases and > > the segregate them based on industry / language / geography into > > multiple topics that users can subscribe to). > > > 3) Separately, we're also interested in being able to filter by tagged > > field values to create filtered feeds. > > > -Danny > > > On Jun 29, 7:44 pm, Brett Slatkin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Alexis Richardson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Brett Slatkin <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Alexis Richardson > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Bob Wyman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> Now that we've got substantial experience with topic-based > >> >>>> PubSubHubbub, > > >> >>> With all due respect - I don't think we have enough yet. The spec is > >> >>> still unstable. > > >> >> Specific wording aside, Alexis, it's a fine time to be talking about > >> >> these ideas, right? > > >> > I don't wish to diss Bob's push in this direction. But I'd like to > >> > see the topic model 'settle down' before looking at content. I don't > >> > believe we are there yet. > > >> Gotcha. That's fine. I think everyone wants things to move slowly. > >> This is the first I've seen of Bob's ideas in this direction and I've > >> got to let it marinate in my brain a bit. But I'd imagine some new > >> concerns about the existing spec may fall out of it, which is probably > >> a good thing, even if we all collectively decide that they should or > >> should not be in scope. > > >> -Brett
