<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361175620553056043</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:32:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Feeds 2.0</title><description>Assignment for &lt;a href="http://www.zenchannels.com/courses/BMKT315-Spring2008"&gt;BMKT 315-81&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://urnu-feeds.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (urnu)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361175620553056043.post-5625283485553882524</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-13T20:45:30.078-07:00</atom:updated><title>Feeds 2.0</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/img/feeds2_quick_look.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.feeds2.com/img/feeds2_quick_look.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feeds 2.0 basically is a revolutionary new type of integrated RSS engine that evolves based on likes and dislikes of users and redefines searches based on those search results. Originating from Athens, Greece this program utilizing a RSS feed format of update. It uses user interfaces and remembers preferences from selection of search results. After specific data has been collected, the results are analyzed base on previous collected data and ranked, as such based on both results and user preferences (&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq"&gt;GTP solutions&lt;/a&gt;, 2006). Not only can does this feature highlight the ability for controlled content searching, it can be toggled on/off through user interface (&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq"&gt;GTP solutions&lt;/a&gt;, 2006). Although Feeds 2.0 is still in beta testing, it has already brought interest from a lot of investors and such and is expected to revolutionalize the web-based engines of today (&lt;a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/17/feeds-20-a-little-like-searchfox/"&gt;Tech Crunch&lt;/a&gt;, 2008). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;script src="http://shots.snap.com/ss/a2a05894055cea6214f2925298d5d299/snap_shots.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.feeds2.com"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Cp30pQriy38/R9nQXGR5_CI/AAAAAAAAAEA/OWFKjtyt3vo/s400/feeds20logo210.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177398341880380450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOW DOES IT WORK?&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feeds 2.0 is fundamentally different from the original RSS engine style whereby it relies on peer interface and data in order to correctly interpret results (&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq"&gt;GTP solutions&lt;/a&gt;, 2006). By using a rating system from collected data of like-minded individuals, a set standard of results is created for the user thus conveniently providing a template for the introductory user. The system evolves as the user interfaces with Feeds 2.0 gradually evolving to suit the personality of the user changing the template if necessary. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;USING FEEDS 2.0 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As people use Feeds 2.0, it will use your likes and dislikes and alter the search engine protocol to suit your specific likes. People can also manually include or exclude specific sites through the user interface (&lt;a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/17/feeds-20-a-little-like-searchfox/"&gt;Tech Crunch&lt;/a&gt;, 2008). Gradually, the more you use Feeds 2.0, the more dependable their RSS results become centering in on the same pattern as the user. The data is used anonymously and therefore will not infringe on people�??s privacy, furthermore, the evolving Feeds 2.0 database system is stored under cookies in computers and is not shared to anyone in anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why USING FEEDS 2.0 will SAVE your TIME&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's simpl to use, with the cool keyboard shortcut.When you starts reading, the system will learn what you likes to read and what you doesn't care much about, it won't take your time to do it, and next time, the source you interest in will show by themselvs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FEATURES OF FEEDS 2.0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The personalization function of the search engine can be turned off or on through the user interface (&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq"&gt;GTP solutions&lt;/a&gt;, 2006). This allows for people to manually see through the original results. In addition to manually override, conveniently placed rating buttons allow users to be able to rate pages as interesting or irrelevant. This feature provides an easy opportunity for people to provide key data to the Feeds 2.0 system. The end result is a listing of the most relevant articles for the search result &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DIFFERENCES WITH RSS and FEEDS 2.0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The main difference between Feeds 2.0 and RSS is that feeds has the ability to remember the interactions of users and have the ability to filter unecessary information that the user finds irrelavant. RSS however, cannot and will post ALL information from the sites that the user has suscribed to. This will save lots of time in comparison to the old system just because so called "junk" will not bother the reader and that only interesting titles will show up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GTP, Solution (2006). Frequently asked questions. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from Feeds 2.0 Web site: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq"&gt;http://www.feeds2.com/index.php?view=info&amp;content=faq&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Tech, Crunch (2008). Feeds 2.0, A little like searchfox. 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