Hi Wayne, > Is RSS and XML part of the BLOG definition?
Yes. > What is the > purpose of these > standards in this implementation? For sharing, crediting, tracking, affiliating and publishing content to subscribed (automated) services and individuals, and millions of other websites that support the same standards. > Either way, I can't see how either clients needs could be served by > developing to these standards. But it would be nice to know > why they are > part of the definition. Huh? Don't you want to know the answer first? 8-\ I guess this means your clients don't want their content to be more than just visible, and therefore don't want to be popularized to their customers, general public and/or mass media? But if they do, then I'd more research. Maybe start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog With web-savvy users the general consensus these days is: "you have no credibility" unless you, or your organization, has an active weblog being written by one or very few specific individuals. People want to "know" who is behind a website or organization, and I mean know as in "have some personal insight" - and a blog can do that better than any other form of internet media. In short, when you have a weblog, you don't have to wait until people come and visit your website to get the latest news, personal story or sales pitch - they can subscribe and let that content come to them. 90% of my web surfing these days takes place in my RSS Reader. http://download.xmlx.net/rss-bandit.jpg (screen-shot) Good luck with your project. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scott Cadillac, Xmlx Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] (403) 254-5002 http://www.xmlx.net/ XML-Extranet P.O. Box 69006 RPO Bridlewood SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2Y 4T9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Irvine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 7:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: BLOG > > Scott Cadillac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > There is more involved in a blog than just posting stories > and accepting > > visitor comments. It has to support XML data that is both > outgoing (feeds, > > comments and directories) and incoming (trackbacks), and > the "standard" for > > the XML is constantly evolving, so as a developer you have > to be prepared to > > keep up. Not to mention there is more than one standard, > i.e., RSS and Atom. > > Is RSS and XML part of the BLOG definition? What is the > purpose of these > standards in this implementation? > > Either way, I can't see how either clients needs could be served by > developing to these standards. But it would be nice to know > why they are > part of the definition. > > Wayne Irvine > > > > Byte Services Pty Ltd > http://www.byteserve.com.au/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ph 02 9960 6099 Mob 0409 960 609 Fax 02 9960 6088 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
