BEN HAMMERSLEY

Assuming familiarity with HTML, XML, and Perl, this guide explains how to create content feeds and services for syndicating news and blogs using RSS and Atom. It describes the elements and structure of RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0 modules, and the Atom syndication format, then focuses on the details of parsing, integrating feeds with publishing models, and developing new modules. The author is a British journalist. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Written for web developers who want to share their site with others or use the content other people are syndicating, this book overviews the most commonly used XML syndication standard, RDF site summary (RSS), which allows a portal to display headlines and URLs from other sites all within the same page. Hammersly, who is a British journalist, explains how to create an RSS feed, how to use RSS 1.0 modules, how to incorporate other RSS 0.9x feeds within a web site, and how to extend a desktop reader to understand a new module. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

In 64 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW FOR THEN, Editor-at-Large for Wired magazine and guru of the digital age Ben Hammersley gives us the essential guide to the things we need to know for life in the 21st century. Explaining the effects of the changes in the modern world, and the latest ideas in technology, culture, business and politics, this book will demystify the internet, decode cyberspace, and guide you through the innovations of the revolution we are all living through. This is not a book for geeks. 64 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW FOR THEN is for everyone who wants to truly understand the modern world, to no longer be confused by the changes in society, business and culture, and to truly prosper in the coming decade.