OPML = Attention Data, Attention Engines and Tailrank - podcast with Kevin Burton

Although we met briefly last week, Kevin Burton and I didn't manage to get enough time to discuss some of the things on our mind at the time, so we got a Skype call together and posted it as a podcast (.mp3, 42mb).

We focused the discussion around what he calls Meme Engines and I call Attention Engines, Tailrank (Kevin's latest project), OPML, RSS and Attention.xml (see notes below).

Kevin knows what he's talking about in this space - a veteran of the RSS space, Kevin authored the NewsMonster RSS aggregator and co-Founder of Rojo Networks.

Notes: Stuff we talked about (here's Kevin's take on the chat):

• Tailrank
• Mathew Gertner's post 'Your Attention, Please'
• OPML as Attention.xml, Meme Engines and Attention Engines
• AttentionTrust.org, Attention Recorder, Root.net, and what it means
• Attention data, its ownership and sharing
• 'Perspectives' - a way seeing the world through someone else's Attention data on Tailrank. Here's mine (12 hours, Local, Recommended)
• This diagram I sent Kevin as a point of discussion for the chat:

Download the podcast (.mp3, 42mb).

Tags: attention attentiontrust attention.xml opml rss

Update: Robert Scoble is listening in.

Comments

• Anonymous
  November 13, 2005
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• Anonymous
  November 13, 2005
  thanks Peter. You say:
  
  "So now that Google Reader is out there, they can presumably use your OPML data to find out even more about your interests and correlate that with what they already know. In many ways, Google is becoming a massive attention harvester."
  
  One thing I'd add to that: they might use the content in the RSS feed + the content within any permalinks that are pointed to as well.
  
  Glad you 'get it' :-)
  
  Using hotrecorder. see: hotrecorder.com
  
  I'll post something on it.
• Anonymous
  November 13, 2005
  Deailed intructions on how to use the HotRecorder product for recording Skype calls here: http://blogs.msdn.com/alexbarn/archive/2005/11/13/492375.aspx
• Anonymous
  March 23, 2006
   
  
  Here's an OPMLish podcast for you, March 10, 2006
  
  "It's all about the draft OPML 2.0 spec...
• Anonymous
  April 04, 2006
  I have to agree with Steve Gillmor on this:
  
  "All proprietary clouds of data obtained without the users'...
• Anonymous
  May 07, 2006
  So, who would have thought that OPML would be a big deal? ;-)The interest in Dave Winer's latest project,...
• Anonymous
  June 16, 2006
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• Anonymous
  June 24, 2006
  PingBack from http://blogs.msdn.com/alexbarn/articles/510483.aspx