# XRD. This is a simple XML format developed by the OASIS XRI TC for representing metadata about a resource in a generic way.
# WebFinger. This provides a mechanism for getting from an email address to an XRD file.
# Atom Activity Extensions provides semantic markup for social networking activities
# Media RSS Module provides extensions for dealing with multimedia content.
# PubSubHubbub provides a scalable way of getting near-realtime updates from an Atom feed.
# Salmon makes feed aggregation two-way.
(Link: James Clark’s Random Thoughts: A tour of the open standards used by Google Buzz)
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James Clark's Random Thoughts: A tour of the open standards used by Google Buzz
12 Undocumented Tricks for Google Buzz
7. Retwee…err…Rebuzz?
While there is no “retweet” function for Buzz, you can simply copy the Public URL which is linked to in the time/date of the post and submit it in a new status update.
It’s worth noting that if the email method (mentioned above) accepted the body of the email as well, you’d be able to simply click the “Email” button at the bottom of the buzz post and email it to buzz@gmail.com. It even includes its Public URL and all the current comments of the post.
(Link: 12 Undocumented Tricks for Google Buzz)


February 22, 2010
