Re: [syndication] Digest Number 262

[Pino Calzo <pino@calzo.com>]

Hello julian,

syc> <source> should then be used to cite the source that the item was
syc> developed from. 
syc> 
syc> eg. I write a story which is a comment about a Wired article. <link>
syc> should point at my story, <source> should point at the Wired article.
syc> 
syc> Going down this route suggests that each <item> should be allowed to
syc> have multiple <source> with one for each link in the page at <link>


this brings me to the issue how to code "wired". There doesnt seem to
be an international standard which uniquely identifies the Wired
Magazine (and all the private weblogs out there, which can be a
source,too). Problem with simple text coding are obvious: A site like
NewsIsFree, parses the newsfeed and creates links. How can the
software now know that Wired, Wired Magazine (and whatever synonym
there may be) is the same.

In the B2B-World there is the same issue with international catalog
coding. They have been looking for a way to give every supplier an
unique ID. They came up with the Dun&Bradstreet (DUNS) Number, which
every company gets with registration. That way everybody knows, that
1541212 equals "Staples" (example, not real life number).

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Best regards,
 Pino                            mailto:pino@calzo.com