From rssfeeds@jmason.org Tue Sep 24 10:47:56 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E16016F03 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:56 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:56 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8O80BC26569 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:00:11 +0100 Message-Id: <200209240800.g8O80BC26569@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@example.com From: scripting Subject: Shelley Powers raises some interesting questions re whether RDF has a place Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:00:11 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: URL: http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2002/09/23#When:9:19:32AM Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 16:19:32 GMT Shelley Powers raises[1] some interesting questions re whether RDF has a place in syndication. She says that RDF is trying to build a persistent database (aka the Semantic Web) and RSS is trying to flow news that has a short lifespan. I had not heard this point before. It's worth thinking about. [1] http://weblog.burningbird.net/archives/000541.php