ATOM: Oooo new thing

When publishing my blog I noticed Blogger had produced a new file for me: atom.xml. On further investigation it turns out that the Blogging community have produced a new syndication and content creation system called Atom.

Apparently:

"AtomEnabled finally makes it possible for developers to have a consistent, tightly specified, well-documented XML format for both syndication and authoring of content. Using one data format for both reading and writing, with a growing library of components supporting Atom development in almost any major scripting or programming language, means your application, site, or device can benefit from the network effect of a large community while spending less time developing core data exchange functionality."

Oooo. This new format is supported by all the popular newsreaders, so they say.

Blogger has rolled out beta support for the Atom Api, which is a SOAP/REST based web service, groovy. All the blogger developments can be tracked at the "Blogger Developer Network".

Here's a link to my Atom feed: "Can I get Down now Dad?"