14 Tricky Things You Can Do with OPML; Examples, How-Tos, and Tools; Quick History; A Drop-Dead Simple XML Format; Other Attributes; OPML 2.0 Draft Specification; Applying OPML; 1; Share a Subscription List; 2; Consume a Reading List or Listening List; Import a reading list into an aggregator; A listening list; 3; Discover Reading Lists; Other sources for favorites lists; 4; Create Your Own Reading List for Others to Consume; About publishing your list to the web; Test your file; Spread it around; 5; Output an OPML File to a Web Page Widget; Optimal; Grazr; 6
Manage or Contribute to a Distributed DirectoryiPodder Directory; A smaller, simpler example: The community car roll; Organizational phone extension directory example; 7; Docnography; 8; Replacement for the Easel Pad or Whiteboard; 9; Live Blogging; 10; Publish a Personal Blog; Upstreaming: How the post gets written to the web server; Using the OPML Editor to post to your WordPress or TypePad blog; 11; Build an Entirely New Kind of Intranet; 12; Provide an OPML File to Offer Extra Resources on Your Publication or Organization; 13; Collaborate with Instant Outlining; 14
Write Documentation and InstructionsAppendix A: Tools That Understand OPML; Tools Referenced in the Text; RSS Readers That Import and Export OPML Files; Podcatchers That Support OPML Import and Export; OPML Editors; Blogging Tools; Blogroll Makers; Renderers and Browsers That Display OPML Files; Other Kinds of Tools and Applications; Appendix B: Reference Information on the Format; Date syntax; MIME Type; Node Types; Key Changes Under Discussion for the OPML 2.0 Specification
Summary
You've put off figuring out what Outline Processor Markup Language(OPML) is all about and what it can do, right? We'll bring you into the picture quickly with 14 wide-ranging uses forthe OPML format including: Reading lists and RSS subscription listsBloggingA wholly new sort of intranetProcess documentationInstant outlining and collaborationDistributed directories Included in this Short Cut are step-by-step how-to examples with illustrations to get you started using and remixing OPML right now. Let's get going
