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Thursday, January 23, 2003

Another great article by Mark Pilgrim.  This time he brings up the problem with RSS producers -- many are not producing valid XML.  So, his idea is to build parse-at-all-costs parser, essentially ignoring validation.  AND, his solution is in Python...
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IBM Looks to Give Partners an Edge. New program will enable business partners to swap ideas and glean insights into industry knowledge and trends. [Technology News from eWEEK and Ziff Davis]
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"But admirable though that is it can be very difficult translating business objectives into information resource requirements and from that into how enhanced access to information will benefit the organisation. It really does need some form of information audit, and there is no better book than The Information Audit by Sue Henczel, K.G.Saur, 2001, ISBN 3-598-24367-7. An exceptional book, and should be mandatory reading for intranet managers. An audit will soon uncover all the evidence you need to justify an intranet without the need to purchase an abacus."

 


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A Groovy Move? Microsoft Snaps Up PlaceWare. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it purchased Web-conferencing vendor PlaceWare for an undisclosed amount. Resulting new products will fall under the newly minted Real Time Collaboration group under former Microsoft Research employee Anoop Gupta. [Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley]

Does this move Microsoft closer to competing with Groove and/or QuickPlace?


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IT budgets loosened (just a little) in 2003 -Gartner. Hey Quite Big Spender! [The Register]

Come on IT, rebound!  REBOUND!!!


10:50:21 AM    comment []

Here's a script by Mark Pilgrim that retrieves compressed RSS feeds.  I think Mark may be one of the few who actually have compressed RSS feeds.
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