How to Make RSS = Really Satisfying Syndication
Mark Glaser at Mediashift has some ideas on how to improve RSS. Wow, I didn't know it could get any better! You can talk to me about RSS.
The Internet Knows What You'll Do Next
David Leonhardt of the New York Times writes about Google Trends, a site that appeared one day a few months ago, made a little news and then dropped off. But the article says it sure didn't leave the screens of the marketing companies. John Battelle says search engines capture, "the database of intentions" and that is what Trends exposes:
The collective history of Web searches, he wrote on his blog in late 2003, was "a place holder for the intentions of humankind -— a massive database of desires, needs, wants, and likes that can be discovered, subpoenaed, archived, tracked, and exploited to all sorts of ends."Free, legal and ignored
Sounds like the college kids aren't taking the bait when it comes to music download services reports the Wall Street Journal. Watch out kiddies, the RIAA will send you to detention. And it could be the most costly detention you've ever sat through:
College students don't turn down much that's free. But when it comes to online music, even free hasn't been enough to persuade many students to use such digital download services as Napster, Rhapsody, Ruckus and Cdigix. As a result, some schools have dropped their services, and others are considering doing so or have switched to other providers.CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
