Weblogs, etc. Texas A&M October 15, 2003

What are weblogs What are weblogs Why are they so popular Why are they so popular What can we do with them What can we do with them RSS (Really Simple Syndication) RSS (Really Simple Syndication) News Aggregation News Aggregation

What is a weblog? Personal Publishing system Personal Publishing system Pre-designed templates Pre-designed templates Chronologically arranged entries Chronologically arranged entries Collections of links Collections of links Automatic Archives Automatic Archives Low maintenance Low maintenance Simple, inexpensive start-up Simple, inexpensive start-up

So...? Voice Voice Control Control Persistent and Transitory Persistent and Transitory Simple to setup and use Simple to setup and use Knowledge filtering Knowledge filtering Multi-subjectivity Multi-subjectivity

Examples Tech News Tech News Tech News Tech News Deb’s Blog Deb’s Blog Deb’s Blog Deb’s Blog elearningpost elearningpost elearningpost Kennebunkport Free Library Kennebunkport Free Library Kennebunkport Free Library Kennebunkport Free Library The Shifted Librarian The Shifted Librarian The Shifted Librarian The Shifted Librarian

Examples Windley’s Enterprise Computing Windley’s Enterprise Computing Windley’s Enterprise Computing Windley’s Enterprise Computing Bloggers who work at Microsoft Bloggers who work at Microsoft Bloggers who work at Microsoft Bloggers who work at Microsoft BloggerCon BloggerCon BloggerCon BloggerCon bloggers BloggerCon bloggers BloggerCon bloggers BloggerCon bloggers

Weblogs' users don't vote within the site; they vote by choosing the site as a reliable source of guidance. In effect, they say to the site's author: "you make the choices I'd make if I had time". Weblogs' users don't vote within the site; they vote by choosing the site as a reliable source of guidance. In effect, they say to the site's author: "you make the choices I'd make if I had time". David Walker David Walker

Weblogging software Blogger Blogger Blogger Movable Type Movable Type Movable Type Movable Type Radio Userland Radio Userland Radio Userland Radio Userland And others... And others... Live Journal Live Journal Live Journal Live Journal Typepad Typepad Typepad MT management interface MT management interface

Powering Up RSS RSS Rich Site Summary Rich Site Summary Really Simple Syndication Really Simple Syndication RDF Site Summary RDF Site Summary News Aggregators News Aggregators Collection points Collection points

What is RSS A format for syndicating news and news-like sites A format for syndicating news and news-like sites RSS can syndicate: RSS can syndicate: Major news sites (NYTimes) Major news sites (NYTimes)NYTimes News-oriented community sites (Slashdot) News-oriented community sites (Slashdot)Slashdot Weblogs Weblogs Weblogs

News Aggregators...software that periodically reads a set of news sources, in one of several XML-based formats, finds the new bits, and displays them in reverse-chronological order on a single page...software that periodically reads a set of news sources, in one of several XML-based formats, finds the new bits, and displays them in reverse-chronological order on a single page from Dave Winer/Scripting News from Dave Winer/Scripting NewsDave Winer/Scripting NewsDave Winer/Scripting News

News Aggregators Radio Userland Radio Userland FeedReader FeedReader Group Aggregators Group Aggregators Weblogs at Harvard Law Weblogs at Harvard Law Weblogs at Harvard Law Weblogs at Harvard Law

Finding News Syndic8 Syndic8 Syndic8 NewsIsFree NewsIsFree NewsIsFree Syndicate this site (XML) Syndicate this site (XML)

Finding You -- Finding Me Weblogs.com Weblogs.com Weblogs.com Movable Type Recently Updated Movable Type Recently Updated Movable Type Recently Updated Movable Type Recently Updated Technorati Technorati Technorati BlogStreet BlogStreet BlogStreet Blogdex Blogdex Blogdex Daypop Daypop Daypop

And in conclusion.... Weblogs Weblogs RSS (Syndication) RSS (Syndication) News Aggregation News Aggregation

Rather than claiming authority, blogs assume subjectivity and let the reader make up his own mind. Rather than a collection of documents that define an object on the Internet—for instance, a company, a university, a person’s family tree—blogs are glosses on those objects, marginal annotations that... have permanence of their own on the Web. Rather than claiming authority, blogs assume subjectivity and let the reader make up his own mind. Rather than a collection of documents that define an object on the Internet—for instance, a company, a university, a person’s family tree—blogs are glosses on those objects, marginal annotations that... have permanence of their own on the Web. Jarrett House North Jarrett House North Jarrett House North Jarrett House North

We are constructing a social self. This is fundamentally different than USENET or . My blog is a proxy for myself. When you meet people that you've read for a time you feel like you already know them. We are constructing a social self. This is fundamentally different than USENET or . My blog is a proxy for myself. When you meet people that you've read for a time you feel like you already know them. Dave Winer Dave Winer