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22 mars 2005
What is co-linking?
What if you could click on a link and have a small menu appear beside the clicked linkword, with a list of URLs? And what if you could then select the destination you want to visit, based on the choice before you? A click wouldn't load a new page, of course. And what if with each co-link there was a short description, telling you where you were going?
What if you wanted to add your own co-link to such a menu, and you could, just like with the now common-place wiki technology? It would be interesting to be able to add a link, leave your name and an email, so that future readers may contact you with ideas or further resources. Well, it's all possible.
Indeed, links as we know them today are boring, mono-directional and static. But the technology I speak of already exists, is appropriately named co-links, and was developed by the folks at http://www.co-link.org/.
The technology is tailor-made for research and the sharing of knowledge, community groups, pedagogy, and a host of other activities on Inter- or intranet spaces.
And what if -- and this is the icing on the cake, useful for foiling "co-link spammers" -- what if any link could be removed by any visitor?
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Hey Ret, dont even think about posting here anonymously :) you must tell our friendly readers about those new articles in english & who is behind them...
Rédigé par: /reza | 23 mar 2005 00:40:59
Darn! Now I won't be able to use anonymity, which I was hoping to hide behind to "write what I like."
:)
Thanks for making me a guest blogger.
Rédigé par: Rethabile | 23 mar 2005 00:50:09
I would think .. RSS
get newsgator and enjoy it Ret!
Rédigé par: florence | 28 juin 2005 20:59:55
