As a side project I have been looking to see how Lotus Expeditor can “fit” into the Web 2.0 space. Web 2.0 is really all about the data – the data is the most important part of any Web 2.0 application and what makes the data special is the fact that many people supply it at their own will. As you know I am a huge fan of Google Reader and use it as my primary reader for RSS feeds. I recently created a Yahoo Pipe to get a listing of any blog entry (spanning about 5 sites) that mention “Expeditor”. While I find the pipe model very cool with its ability to add logic and filtering, it is limiting in that the data may not grow like other services like Digg or Technorati. The problem is I have to update the Pipe myself with what feeds it pulls in.

However, the other cool thing is you can search the pipes and tag them – like many other Web 2.0 applications. Even more, you can get an RSS feed of any pipe or add someone else's pipe to yours (as a source).

This is a great concept because it puts programming power into the end user and lets them customize the feeds they see. Another great example of a “Mashup” or “Composite Application”.

Here is the Notes and Domino 8 product page www.ibm.com/lotus/nd8. You can access the beta forums here from the web. And don't forget about the Composite Application blog where there is a lot of good content given each week.

Tags: Lotus Expeditor : eclipse : Lotus Notes : Notes Beta : notes8beta

As promised here, I just had an article published on developer works for the Mail Rule utility I wrote. You can check out the article here. I hope this drives home the new power Eclipse and its extension model brings to the already awesome programmability story Notes has.

Make sure you fill out the evaluation at the bottom. And you can always post a response here or email me personally for any questions.

Thanks,
Bob

Tags: Lotus Expeditor : eclipse : Lotus Notes : Notes Beta : notes8beta

This game is amazing. The graphics are sub-par (even cheezy) and yet the game play, social aspect, and massive world have made this extremely popular with kids from 8-18 (and even older). My son prefers this game over D&D online (which D&D is considered stunning when compared to RuneScape). Subscription is $5 a month so Jagex is pulling in close to $5 million a month with this Java based game.

“The online Java-based fantasy MMOG Runescape has reportedly surpassed 1 Million paying subscribers. Gamasutra has a Q&A article with the Jagex co-founder and lead developer Andrew Gower about the UK-based firm's success.

The only thing I can say is, impressive.