Thursday, February 08, 2007
Yahoo's Pipes Get Clogged
A new Yahoo product, launching tonight, called Pipes has been overwhelmed by the the amount of traffic heading its way, prompting this message to pop up:
What is all the fuss about? Apparently, Yahoo is trying to make it easier for users to create mashups of different RSS feeds, calling it "an interactive feed aggregator and manipulator." You'll be able to mix and match feeds, apply various filters to separate the wheat from the chaff, and use simple programming tools like loops. Tim O'Reilly has more details on his blog, which is currently inacessible.
What is all the fuss about? Apparently, Yahoo is trying to make it easier for users to create mashups of different RSS feeds, calling it "an interactive feed aggregator and manipulator." You'll be able to mix and match feeds, apply various filters to separate the wheat from the chaff, and use simple programming tools like loops. Tim O'Reilly has more details on his blog, which is currently inacessible.
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