Notes from Gnomedex: Tomorrow’s Syndication

Notes from Steve Gillmor, Dave Sifry and Scott Gatz panel on ‘Tomorrow’s Syndication’ at Gnomedex (tag: Gnomedex):

• Consumers are using RSS and don’t even know it.
• Consumers want content off their PC how and when they want it–on their mobile phone, TV, etc. For example, receiving an SMS message the moment an earthquake occurs.
• We’re moving into a decade of user-generated content–it’s easy for people to write blogs and create podcasts.
• Think of the Web as a huge river or event stream.
• The Web should be as real-time as IM.
• Sifry recommends microformats.org–how do we handle semi-structured data constructs?
• Two RSS problems – synchronization between multiple computers and tracking your own RSS usage.
• Debate ensues about proprietary standards.
• Dave Sifry is a real mass-consumer advocate.
• We’re all going to climb together or fall separately on RSS metadata.