Monday, December 27, 2004

5:46PM Mountain: Arrived in Albuquerque. 

On this day in 1997, a new format for Scripting News, in XML, the format that would become RSS 0.91. Note the concept of "content flows," this is what made the format different from others that were "site summaries." 

Fortune article on business blogging.  

Bob Stepno: "Saving journalism may not mean saving newspapers." 

New feature: The latest Scripting News in OPML, is updated along with the HTML version. 

Voicemail, podcasting, cellphones, cameras, etc 

Adam has ideas about integrating voicemail and podcasting, and I've been having similar ideas about digital cameras and cellphones.

Here's a scenario. I'm hiking on a popular trail outside Sedona, taking pictures, of course. Since this trail is so popular, I pass about a dozen families, couples, solos, families with kids, families with dogs. Okay, as I pass them I can take their picture if they want me to. My camera connects through Bluetooth to their cellphone and transfers the pictures I take. Not sure about all the permissions, it's probably another panel on the Setup screen on my camera.

BTW, Nikon has a much more complex user interface than Apple's and it works a lot better. Same with my Nokia cellphone. All these devices are comparable. And the wifi capabilities these devices are all going to get soon will enable Bluetooth-like features, except without any limit on range. You can synch up with devices anywhere as long as they are accessible over the Internet.

Hey while we're at it I'd like my phone and camera to be bluetoothing the URL of my weblog to anyone nearby who cares.