APML

APML (Attention Profiling Mark-up Language) is an XML-based format for capturing a person's interests and dislikes.

Overview

APML allows people to share their own personal Attention Profile in much the same way that OPML allows the exchange of reading lists between News Readers. The idea behind APML is to compress all forms of Attention Data into a portable file format containing a description of your rated interests.

The APML Workgroup

The APML Workgroup is tasked with maintaining and refining the APML specification. The APML Workgroup is made up of industry experts and leaders and was founded by Chris Saad and Ashley Angell [ [http://apml.org/geeks/workgroup/ Australian The APML Website] ] .

The workgroup allows public recommendations and input, and actively evangelises the public’s “Attention Rights”. The workgroup also adheres to the principals of Media 2.0 Best Practices.

ervices

"Services that have adopted APML"
* Bloglines is an RSS reader. It is one of the major RSS readers on the web, with its main competitor being Google Reader. Bloglines announced it will support APML [ [http://www.bloglines.com/about/news#147 Bloglines Blog] ] .
* OpenLink Data Spaces is a Distributed Collaborative Web Application Platform, Social Network and Content Management System.

pecifications

* [http://www.apml.org/developers/spec/ Specifications at apml.org]

Example

"Example taken from the [http://apml.pbwiki.com/ APML wikisite] ."

Written by Hand [e-mail] 2007-03-11T01:55:00Z

ee also

* DataPortability

References