Link archive: December 21st, 2006

Funny Farm

Fun with words. It's like an interconnected hangman.

The B-List: I can't believe it's not XML!

Great explanatory article by James Bennett comparing JSON and XML.

18 Questions for Niqui Merret and Aral Balkan on Flash and Accessibility - Wait till I come!

Christian talks to Aral and Niqui about Flash and accessibility.

XML and the Next Web (and the Previous...) - O'Reilly XML Blog

Simon St. Laurent writes about the victory of JSON over XML in the browser and looks forward to a future filled with XQuery.

Liminal Existence: The Weather, by Twitter.

A nifty mashup in which Twitter bots update twice a day with weather updates. I am now friends with Brighton Weather. I feel so in touch with nature.

It's real time at the same time - Los Angeles Times

An LA Times article that "gets" Twitter.

Q&A: Jyri Engestrom of Jaiku

An interview with the creator of Jaiku.

Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Great to see others talking about decentralized social networking

Marc Canter's been saying it for years: social networks for humans don't scale and lock-in is a no-no. I need to investigate People Aggregator.