SciencePORT: Scientists Get Fed Here
Alan Levine aka CogDog barked this March 28th, 2004 11:27 pm
I think that SciencePORT is a directory/search site of RSS feeds in the sciences. It is hard to tell since the “About” link is just a bunch of links to RSS aggregator downloads. Well it does have “bugs” on the logo and a BETA stamp. Nuff said.
But they have a directory structure that lists feeds, and for each they pull top 5 headlines. Lora is sad that there are no Geology feeds, though she knows of a few.
Talk about a serendipitic web? I was scanning The Shifted Librarian’s blog as I had commented there last week and was curious about any follow-up (sigh, this is a problem of following “conversations” among blogs). Anyhow, there was a person named “Olaf” who provided the SciencePORT URL. Click. I was there.
I’ve said it to others, but if you rely only on the results of a Google search, you are missing most of the web. That is just the first foray. Numerous times I have found the best stuff 1-2 links off of the top results, when I explore what other people link to.
March 30th, 2004 at 3:25 am
Alan,
thanks for your feedback.
You are absolutely right: SciencePORT is a directory/search site of RSS feeds in the sciences, and geology was missing. We have changed that: put Feeds according to “geology” into “geo-sciences” and tell Lora…we are happy about any submitted Feed - except for spam of course.
We are going to upgrade the “about” section, but for me it`s easier to write it in german first and we are still thinking about the “about`s content”. However, SciencePORT is still under development, so be patient, please.
…there are no “bugs”, but “ants”…
March 30th, 2004 at 6:19 am
Wow, Annette, thanks for a quick responses! I hope you realize this blog gets sarcastic, so do not take it as criticism– we are excited to see more use of RSS in different fields.
March 31st, 2004 at 7:45 am
No problem, Alan - feedback is welcome -
Since today we offer OPML and NewsFeeds from each category.
- enjoy -