[georss] RE: GeoRSS - Tech Terms Baffle Most U.S. Adults: Poll

[Andrew Turner]

This is definitely a problem I've found when talking to even tech-savvy
people (programmers, engineers) that aren't up-to-date on web technology.
I've been trying to find a single way to convey the notion of RSS. While it
is simple in the end, the idea of a "feed" is somewhat difficult to see the
benefit of to someone that doesn't currently read 10+ websites or is trying
to 'mash-together' data.

Even at our company, I've tried to introduce "App-casting" for providing
software update information to our customers. The mgmt sees it as "something
neat", but not really necessary to spend time or resources on at this point
since our customers aren't asking for it.

Anyone have a good 'example' they give to people, both tech and non-tech,
when describing what RSS and GeoRSS is?

Andrew

On 5/8/06, Carl Reed OGC Account <creed at opengeospatial.org> wrote:
>
> *Education and marketing will be critical in having more geo folks
> understand the power of GeoRSS. When I presented a month ago to an audience
> of 200+ GIS professionals, I asked how many had heard of RSS - two hands
> went up!*
> *
> Carl
>
> *  *Tech Terms Baffle Most U.S. Adults: Poll
>
> **The latest tech buzzwords, such as RSS and VoIP, are little more than
> gobbledygook to more than half of American adults.
>
> **By **Laurie Sullivan* <lsulliva at cmp.com>*
> **TechWeb.com *<http://www.techweb.com/;jsessionid=E2WPH4XUD2FDSQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN>
> *
> May 5, 2006 10:54 AM
> *
>
> Only 43 percent of the U.S. 2,748 adults responding to an online survey
> agree they are in-the-know about the latest tech buzzwords, according to a
> Harris Interactive study<http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/may06/05-02TechBuzzwordsPR.mspx>commissioned for Microsoft Windows Live.
>
> Seventy-seven percent of women say they are not knowledgeable about the
> latest tech buzzwords, compared with 45 percent of men. Although 79 percent
> of U.S. adults are aware of blogs<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=blog&x=6&y=8&_requestid=852427>,
> only 17 percent read them.
>
> One in three, or 32 percent, of U.S. adults say they aren't sure how best
> to describe voice over Internet protocol<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=protocol&x=&y=>(
> VoIP<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=voip&x=6&y=8&_requestid=852427>).
> *Seventy one percent have never heard of Really Simple Syndication (**RSS*<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=rss&x=6&y=8&_requestid=852427>
> *). *
>
> Forty six percent said they don't know the definition of Internet tagging.
> Tagging is similar to the bookmarks people make on their personal Web
> browsers<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=browser>,
> except that tagged Web pages are stored on the Internet and can be accessed
> from any computer at any time.
>
> The survey data<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=data&x=&y=>was weighted to represent the total
> U.S. adult population on the basis of religion, age within gender,
> education, household income, race/ethnicity and propensity to be online, a
> Microsoft spokeswoman told TechWeb Thursday.
> Carl Reed, PhD
> CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
> OGC
>
> The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically
>
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