APML and getting the content I like
Mads Kristensen just summarized something I have been hoping to see for months.
APML = Attention Profiling Markup Language
I think my APML file might look something like this:
<Concepts><Concept key=”Photography” value=”1”>
<Concept key=”Documentary” value=”0.2”>
<Concept key=”Web Design” value=”0.8”>
<Concept key=”Semantic Web” value=”0.7”>
<Concept key=”Architecture” value=”0.4”>
</Concepts>
In essence, APML allows you to tell your feed reader (or maybe browser someday?) what kinds of things you want to see.
Imagine that you have 300 feeds flowing into your feed reader at any given time. It can be hard to sort them even if you are diligent. It can be even harder to predict what kind of posts will ender your reader on any given day. Wouldn't it be great if you could tell your reader to push certain topics to the top of your reading list?
Based on Kristensen's post, I think we are close.
As Kristensen put it:
"I’ve just implemented APML support on this blog for both the RSS and ATOM feeds, but also for the search page. If you specify a URL to an APML file as a query string to the RSS feed, you’ll get an RSS feed back that is filtered to match your interests."
Kristensen explained this well, but it is still confusing. I want to be able to type in my keywords of interests, rank them and have a reader that will push posts that match the description right to the top. Is there a reader like that out there?