Java.net is a Sun Microsystems site serving as a common area for conversations and development projects related to Java technology. As of last Monday the site is now powered by Movable Type. Movable Type provides the features weblog authors were requesting such as XML-RPC….
Category Archives: Software
Andrew Anker joins VA Software board
Andrew Anker, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Six Apart, joined the board of directors of VA Software. VA Software owns Slashdot and SourceForge….
Why bloggers are good for profits
Paul Carr of The Guardian writes about how The Guardian and other media outlets have embraced bloggers and seen monetary results. Free content for partners equals more traffic, profit, and credibility for the paper. The trial came about when we modified our site to allow Google news users to access one free article from our paid archive before they hit our subscription wall. The system worked brilliantly, and we realised very quickly that it could be modified to allow single-page access to visitors from any site we chose. We emailed a few of our blog buddies inviting them to try…
Feedster plugin project for Movable Type
Feedster would like to contract hire a Movable Type plugin developer to “inject new content into the feed creation process.” Check out the full posting on the Six Apart Professional Network. What would Feedster like to inject into a feed? My guess is advertising….
NetNewsWire 2.0b3
The first public beta of NetNewsWire 2.0 is now available from Ranchero Software. Searching, enclosures, persistence, smart lists, and Rendezvous subscription sharing are the new features I use the most….
Moreover partners with FeedDemon
RSS feeds from Moreover Technologies will be featured in FeedDemon’s default configuration. Although the press release and Nick’s entry do not mention any payments, I have to assume this was a paid inclusion. Currently FeedDemon provides preconfigured channel groups to help users get started with an application full of feeds. The first time a user launches FeedDemon he or she is presented with a list of preconfigured Channel Groups to include if they would like. The user can deselect each group if they would like to have no default feeds. The free Moreover feeds include advertising. I spoke with Nick…
Relief organization using weblog and RSS
Compassion International uses RSS to share stories on how the organization is making a difference in the lives of children in 23 developing countries. The organization posts their content to a private TypePad weblog and uses NewsGator to keep its staff informed around the world….
Mediathink RSS White Paper
Mediathink produced a white paper on RSS publishing. The study takes a look at the current aggregator space for the Windows operating system. The study found RSS to be a strong threat to e-mail and established search companies slow to respond the corporate intelligence and product research uses of RSS. Rich media RSS is discussed as an inevitable next step and integrated into TiVo-like devices (with BitTorrent possibilities). We see RSS as the single best method available to receive information from selected sources. RSS possesses the unique ability to eliminate the usual chores of search, navigation, and interruptive marketing avoidance…
War Against Comment Spam
Mark Glaser wrote about the war against comment spam in Online Journalism Review. He does a good job of gathering various examples and viewpoints from well-known bloggers and publishers….
Comments fixed
I thought it was a little odd that I had no comments on the site for a week. Turns out an error in MT-Blacklist prevented any comment submission good or bad. I have dumped MT-Blacklist and comments should now be submitted for approval as usual….