InfoMinder and RSS Syndication
Tue Nov 16 20:00:53 PST 2004
InfoMinder 2.0 beta now supports a feature called RSS Syndication. I will take a shot at explaining what it is and why it is a feature worth checking out.
You are used to InfoMinder sending you email alerts when the pages you track change. Starting with this new version, you can elect to receive an RSS Feed in addition to your email alert. RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It is an XML format for generating content. There are several tools that can take an RSS feed and display them. In fact, all the blogs use RSS for storing the blog entries. You can find out more here.
Here are some of the benefits of using RSS feeds.
1. You can share alerts with others more easily. You can give them your feed URL or syndicate it to an intranet or internet web site.
2. You can use a feed aggregator like BlogLines. This will allow you to store and search feeds. Many of these aggregat...
InfoMinder V2.0 beta - Blog Support
Sun Oct 31 09:04:19 PST 2004
I am writing this with the blog support included in InfoMinder V2.0 beta. Here is what I did:
1. Signed up and activated the new beta
2. Registered my blog
3. Removed the old browser plug-in and installed the new one from the site
4. Clicked on the beta news item
4. Marked the new news item in the page, right mouse clicked and chose "Blog This"
5. Changed the title and entered these 5 bullets
6. Chose Publish immediately
7. Clicked on Post.
The text below comes from the InfoMinder site.
InfoMinder v2.0 beta is released. The major features include:
- Blog Support
- Syndication Support
- Change Navigator
- More Powerful keyword filtering
- Tracking pages multiple times a day
- Import/Export of Minders
- Category enhancements
XMLSoft releases feedsfarm.com, News Search Engine, With Custom XML News feeds in RSS and Atom formats
Sat Oct 16 11:20:45 PDT 2004
XMLSoft releases News Search Engine
"The news search engine is fed by over 900 high quality news sources via XML news feeds in RSS and Atom formats. The news index is updated every 5 minutes, resulting in fresh news content.
Users are able to search the index via keywords and syndicate the RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0 or Atom format news feeds to their favourite news software or to add up-to-date news headlines on their websites."
Google SMS - Literally information at your finger tips
Fri Oct 08 06:25:31 PDT 2004
Google SMS is a handy way to, say, get a listing for a nearby restaurant, find the definition of a word, or look up the price of a product, an area code or Zip code. You can even use Google SMS to calculate a tip. If your phone is enabled for text messages, just send your query to this 5-digit US shortcode: 46645. (It corresponds to GOOGL on most phones.) Your query results are sent as text messages, not links. Learn more about using Google SMS on our help page or by sending a text message with the word 'help' to 46645.
Wikis as Knowledge Sharing Communities
Thu Sep 30 07:31:44 PDT 2004
Finally wikis are getting some well deserved attention. Microsoft introduced an open source Wiki called FlexWiki a few days ago. And here is a TechWeb article on increasing use of Wikis as Knowledge Sharing Communities.
"Wikis are also described as online whiteboards, shared notebooks or group memory. They are forums for sharing knowledge and control -- and fostering trust in the process."
more...
RSS is changing the way information is being distributed
Thu Aug 26 08:00:41 PDT 2004
RSS is changing the way information is being distributed. RSS, a short form for Really Simple Syndication, is the technology behind blogs. RSS companies like Technorati are being funded.
"Over the last year or so, RSS has become one of the buzz terms most heard in blogging circles. It allows anyone to automatically receive free feeds from countless numbers of blogs and a growing number of news services." says this article from Wired News. Wired News: RSS Attracts Really Serious Money.
Blogs can be used to distribute information internally in an organization. They are being used to share knowledge (k-blogs), competitive intelligence and research information.
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