The real potential of RSS lies in Broadcasting.

In former times, jumping up on a soapbox or any platform in the street to speak your mind was a popular pastime. Mainly reserved for political radicals, the biblically inspired or the Cuckoo'sfrequent flyer's club - the soapbox did fill a need.

The need to express oneself.

I have always thought of RSS/Blogs and blogging asmore of a 'soapbox' than a 'journal' or a 'weblog' of daily events. A modern day techno version of thesoapbox with the transfer of one's firmly heldbeliefs/opinions in a few kb's here and there alongthe information highway.

The stronger the beliefs or opinions - the morepopular the blog. The more unique the content - themore entertaining the blog is to read.

It also gives you a platform for entertainingoff-beat ideas and new ways of thinking. And it'sa very democratic platform - where anyone's inputcan be just as valid as another.

Forget the vote, the blog is a much more democratic tool.

And it's very young. It has a long way to go.

Nothing stays the same, everything changes, everythingevolves -- even our methods of thinking, our means ofexpressing ourselves. RSS/Blogs is changing the way wecommunicate.

Imagine a Model T, a Fifties Cadillac, and a present dayFerrari in your mind. Now imagine your vision or view ofthe automobile if you only had the Model T to base it on?the Cadillac?

Don't underestimate or even judge RSS by its present day form - this soapbox is morphing as you read this!

Ever wonder what RSS/blogs will be like in fifty or ahundred years? What about websites? What about theInternet? We're only at the Model T stage - ever wonderwhat that Ferrari will look like?

Lately, I can't get that idea out of my head! What blogs,the web, all this will be like in fifty years, a hundredyears, a thousand years? Personally, the future of RSS iswhat interests me the most.

I have some background in the art field, people in that field are always looking ahead. Artists are trained to think 'in','outside', and 'ahead' of the box. Especially ahead of thebox - five shots ahead of the cue ball - at all times.

For an artist, it's a pure matter of survival. They haveto be ahead of crowd just to be mildly interesting. The realfortune tellers leap ahead of the pack. Forging the way.

Blogs and RSS are forging the way for new ideas, new methodsof expression...it's our own little wired soapbox...justwaiting for you to step up. And that soapbox is expanding and evolving -- What will that 'soapbox' morph into?

Blogs/RSS will evolve and change. No doubt it will turnthat wired soapbox into your own personal interactive TVchannel -- broadcasting your ideas, opinions, products onto abillion channel internet...

Sound too far-fetched? Well, the radio version of thissystem is just starting. Podcasting is just turning the corner - read more about it in this Forbes.com Article.

If we have radio, TV can't be far behind! And the key is RSS.

RSS gives us our own publishing facility, but it's more akin to broadcasting than publishing. It broadcasts our ideas, ourwebsites, our products...

Basically, I believe, RSS is paving the way for a billion channel internet where each website will be it's own interactive tv channel. As storage space, transmission, download times... becomes irreverent or instantaneous --- how can it not happen?

As we crave more visuals, more audio, and more instant gratificationfrom the internet and webpages; how can RSS not deliver it?

The foundation, the infrastructure and the groundwork are alreadypresent; connecting the dots will only be a matter of time.

So keep your eye on the cursor and don't underestimate or even judgeRSS by its present day form; this soapbox is morphing as you read this!

And grab that remote; thanks to RSS, surfing a billion TV channels mayjust become your favorite pastime or nightmare in the very near future.

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