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SplashCast and the Podcast Distribution Problem
Last week, SplashCast released a product called “MyPodcastNetwork” that allows anyone to effectively remix podcasts via RSS in a browser-based media player. The original podcasts are transcoded into...
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A Plumbing Fable
Once upon a time, you had to go to a plumbing store to buy the stuff for a new sink. You’re going to need clamps, hoses, faucets… the works. An employee at the store with “Dave” on his shirt comes up...
View ArticleDave Winer Offers to Re-Join RSS Advisory Board
The plumbers union may be reuniting. Dave Winer, inventor of RSS 2.0, has offered to re-join the RSS Advisory Board, albeit with a firm caveat: The board will make no changes to the specification,...
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Ajax Maps Compared
RockStarApps has put together a handy “Ajax Maps Bake-Off” which lets you see how the biggest Ajax-driven maps compare side-by-side. The page loads a Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo map side-by-side, and...
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Mobile Maps Shootout: Google versus Microsoft
The next big platform for app development is likely going to be mobile devices. Unlimited data plans, GPS functionality, and reasonably-good processing power make such devices a ripe target for...
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Atom nearly done, but can it compete with RSS?
With the announcement that the Atom 1.0 specification is essentially done, it now moves into the process of becoming a full-fledged IETF specification. Atom has been a promising alternative to RSS 2.0,...
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Twitter: The New MySpace
I remember the early days of Twitter, when the people you followed actually meant something to you. When your “followers” were really your friends. When it was appropriate to Tweet if anybody wanted to...
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Digg Begging: Tacky or Savvy?
Getting on Digg is really quite easy for the common blogger. Here’s how in one easy step: Get a job writing for Engadget, Gizmodo, Arstechnica, Mashable, or TechCrunch. What, did that sound cynical?...
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RSS: The GUID Problem
Andy Brudtkuhl laments a common problem one encounters as a feed aggregator: It isn’t always simple to eliminate duplicates when comparing RSS items. This is even true when you’re comparing two items...
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The Constructive Pessimist
When listening to the radio last week, I heard somebody use the phrase “constructive pessimist.” This label captures the essence of what I think makes a great software developer. It is the kind of...
View ArticleRSS Board: Do As We Say, Not As We Do
The RSS Profile is a really helpful document that helps developers use best practices and avoid typical pitfalls when handling or producing RSS feeds. That said, why isn’t the RSS Advisory Board – the...
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Atom Compliance Shows XML Parsing is Still a Mess
RSS and Atom guru James Holderness just issued a report on the how well namespaces are being handled by feed readers that understand Atom. The results are dismal: …Matters haven’t improved much since...
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Go Mobile with Mogul
My mobile phone was getting a little long in the tooth, so I’ve been researching phones for a few months. As tempting as the iPhone is, I didn’t want to switch to AT&T. A couple of weeks ago I took...
View ArticleOn Craft
Ben Abernathy writes a poignant observation about computer science and the kinds of people that come (or don’t come) out of college programs.  The first group ditches computer science altogether,...
View ArticleIs rssCloud All Wet?
Rogers Cadenhead recently posted his thoughts on why the rssCloud concept “failed to catch on.” This is a response to his post and an attempt to foster further discussion in the community. Blue Sky...
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