Now _this_ is why we implemented the blogging APIs... Writely posts to knotes blogs.

03-November-2005

[ content2.0 , techniques2.0 ]
Don't you just love it when small, loose pieces come together into great and vivid feature-experiences? Graham Attwell has just posted to his KNotes-based blog from the web-based shared editing environment Writely. This is the kind of unexpected feature emergence that web2.0 is all about - and it makes all the effort we've put into implementing the APIs for KNotes seem well worthwhile!

Just a little note about a feature I did not know Writely had - but which makes such obvious good web2.0 sense. You can post to an API-supporting weblog or CMS from within Writely. Another great example of features falling out of the small, loose way :o) And it makes me very happy about the effort that we here at KnowNet have invested in the implemention of the APIs that support this! Similar to my realisation that ordinary users can already mash up content and live tagfeeds (see Monday's post for a big how-to)... we'll be seeing a lot more of this kind of emergent feature in the future I think!

I got a beta account with Writely some time ago but forgot to give it a try. stung into action by Microsoft announcing their move to web based software I though I would give it a go. Its fabulous - greta potential for changing work flow in terms of sharing documents. And...I saw this blog tab. Thought I would give it a go. Entered the url and all the rest. And it worked - first time - wonderful.

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Mike Malloch; 03-November-2005 12:52:42 forum (0)