RSS. It is exactly the sound a match makes when you put it out with your fingers. Add “feed” (rssfeed), and you have the cymbalist’s drum roll finale. Even with the name’s limitations, RSS developer David Winer’s righteous anger toward those who would change it is understandable. After all, what if all things “rubenesque” were suddenly referred to as “fatgirlish?” To an artist or creator, that’s heresy.
The Copyright Debate and RSS
RSS is commonly defined as really simple syndication. So, this means that any material contained in a feed is available for syndication, right? Well no, not exactly.
The Age Old Debate – Excerpts of Full Posts in RSS Feeds
Marketing Sherpa has a good post with 7 tips on podcasthing, RSS and blogging that might be of interest to readers.
Kansas Debate Over Evolution Vs. Intelligent Design
The state of Kansas is preparing to debate Darwin’s theory of evolution and a current variant on creationism called intelligent design. When Darwin cruised on the Beagle all those years ago, one wonders if he foresaw such controversy lasting so many years. Things really came to a head though during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
The Blog VS. Journalism Debate Continues
San Jose State University journalism professor Richard Craig jumps into the blogs-vs.-journalism debate with a well-reasoned op-ed piece appearing in today’s San Jose Mercury News. Craig wins points by noting the whole debate is specious, but goes on to explain why.
Blog Talk: Transparency Leads To Genuine Debate
A thoughtful view on what the role of a blog sponsored and supported by the World Economic Forum should be and how the blog should develop …
Hitachi’s Virtualization Up for Debate
Hitachi Data Systems is virtualizing all EMC Symmetrix systems with its TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform.
The Link Building vs. Content SEO Debate
The link building vs. content seo debate is still raging in the forums. John Scott, a staunch advocate of link building, keeps the thread hopping with his beliefs that, for competitive search terms, links are the only way to top rankings.
The Great Debate: Best-of-Breed versus Multi-Function CRM Suites
An interview by Carol Parenzan Smalley, Managing Editor, CRMGuru
Which CRM solution to buy? One that touts itself as best-of-breed (specific application such as sales or marketing) or one claiming to do it all? Ask any two people and you are sure to get three different answers. To begin our discussion among colleagues, let me introduce two leaders from both sides of the issue. After you read their words, be sure to share a few of your own.
Text vs Pictures: Shedding Light on the Debate
What’s more important to your web site: pictures or text? If you have an ecommerce web site, you need the answer to that question. Your profits depend on it.