OPML, What is the point?

This content originally appeared on Modern Web Development with Chrome and was authored by Paul Kinlan

<p>I have been reading a bit recently been reading about OPML. I have the following questions:<p />How can I use it?What can I use it for?What is it good for?<p />People who are talking about OPMLRobert Scoble :<ul></p> <li><a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/08/21.html#a10930">/0001011/2005/08/21.html#a10930</a></li> <li><a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/07/25.html#a10752">/0001011/2005/07/25.html#a10752</a></li> <li><a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/08/14.html#a8077">/0001011/2004/08/14.html#a8077</a></li> </ul><p>To <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050701ANewKindofConversationIsNeededWithMicrosoft.html">Quote </a>Robert:</p><blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"><p>OPML is the glue that COULD bring all these things together.</p></blockquote><p>From what I have read, the article I quoted infers that in the future OPML will bring together pod casts, screen casts, photo-sharing and screen casts. I personally just can't see how it could; I don't get how it is supposed to work; I don't know who supports it or if they do support it, what they do with it. </p><p>Dave Winer</p><ul><li><a href="http://support.opml.org/">http://support.opml.org/</a></li></ul><p>Toms OPML </p><ul><li><a href="http://blogs.opml.org/webfeed/2005/08/17#gettingAbceAboutThisThing">2005/08/17#gettingAbceAboutThisThing</a></li></ul><p>If you have any links or references that you think might help me can you email me: <a href="mailto:paul.kinlan@gmail.com">paul.kinlan@gmail.com</a></p><p></p>

This content originally appeared on Modern Web Development with Chrome and was authored by Paul Kinlan