Almost 300 registrants at this week's Syndicate conference in New York probably sound like they're speaking in the tongues of geeks.
"What the show has turned out to be is a whole bunch of publishers and PR people trying to figure out what's going on with syndication," said Eric Norlin, speaking on behalf of the show's organizers. "They're talking about the tools and technologies around things like blogging, podcasting, RSS, OPML, Wikis and all the way out to Internet TV and mobile platforms."
Listen to my interview with Norlin from Syndicate conference
The producers of podcasts were attending, many looking for backers. The audience for the producers of Mommycast's seemed most interested in how and when they know to insert a sponsor's billboard. (Like death and taxes, a sure thing at tech conferences is the question, "How do we make money at this?")
The founders of Newsvine said that while they gather news from hundreds of sources, it's not enough to trust in the news sources. "They even have human people who are watching people who post stories, and if they see one that is not true they will not take it down and they will 'ding' that person's reputation," Norlin said. "The role of the editor becomes more and more important in this new world."
News and photos from Syndicate:
I see little resemblance between the aol.com home page and Yahoo's new design -- except that both use oversized buttons for common destinations. Aol.com's page is, as has been from the start of its re-launch last year, a jumble of hyperactive modules. Yahoo retains the best of its original orderliness as it reduces clicking, cleans away clutter and projects easy-to-use friendliness.
Posted by: Tom Grubisich | May 16, 2006 at 16:43