Daily Archives: 9 May 2008

Infochimps.org

Think of Infochimps.org as not only a wikipedia of data sets, but as potentially the greatest data mash-up tool yet. Imagine having loads of census, weather, sports, and other statistical data available in one big database.  Then standardize the fields … Continue reading

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APML

APML stands for Attention Profiling Markup Language.  Its purpose is to permit a standardized way to gather and transfer your interests from site to site across the web.  It is built using XML, and is definitely a new technology that … Continue reading

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