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Is XMPP the 'Next Big Thing'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-sure-wouldn't-complain dept.

Open Standard Lover writes "XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) has been getting a lot of attention during the last month and it seems that the protocol is finally taking off as a general purpose glue to build distributed web applications. It has been covered that AOL was experimenting with an XMPP gateway for its instant messaging platform. XMPP has been designed since the beginning as an open technology for generalized XML routing. However, the idea of an XMPP application server is taking shape and getting supporters. A recent example shows that ejabberd XMPP server can be used to develop a distributed Twitter-like system."

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  1. buzzwords are my favorite by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    XMPP has been designed since the beginning as an open technology for generalized XML routing. However, the idea of an XMPP application server is taking shape and getting supporters. A recent example shows that ejabberd XMPP server can be used to develop a distributed Twitter-like system.

    Minus two points for not managing to cram the phrases "AJAX" or "Web 2.0" into this writeup.

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    1. Re:buzzwords are my favorite by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wash your mouth out with SOAP. Everything is a Web 2.0 technology.

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    2. Re:buzzwords are my favorite by erlehmann · · Score: 2, Funny

      web == world wide web == you fail (in not-so-epic proportions)

    3. Re:buzzwords are my favorite by KevReedUK · · Score: 1, Funny

      I thought the web was a way to let users find/retrieve PORN. There... Fixed that for you!
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    4. Re:buzzwords are my favorite by jwilcox154 · · Score: 2, Funny

      A twitter-like system could be built on top of xmpp. In much the same way that a gmail-like system can be built on top of SMTP/POP. That doesn't mean that SMTP/POP are web-based. I don't know if a twitter-like system would be a wise course of action for an instant messenger system let alone an instant messenger system using XMPP. Do you know what problems could arise from this? Text such as M$, Windoze, Micro$oft, or anything dealing with anti-Microsoft topics would pop-up in your message. This change could occur when you type in MS, Microsoft, Windows, or anything dealing with Microsoft; or just occur spontaneously. ;)

  2. Re:Am I too late... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "ex-em-pee-pee"?

  3. New Here by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Funny

    You should never let people know hen you don't understand an abbreviation. To impress the geeks you should express an opinon even if you don't understand what the hell TFA is going on about. Examples

    Could an ejabbered XMMP server really be said to be Twitter-like?

    I don't think that Twitter-like systems are the way to go here.

    That's really cool, we could really use a Twitter-like enjabered XMMP server here. It will revolutionise computing!

  4. PFTLOGCWCUWMUA by Skippyboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please, for the love of god, can we come up with more useless acronyms?
    Ugh!

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  5. Re:Just what we (didn't) need !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh, no, wait ... I must remember to file my patent application for XMJPG ... a JPG file wrapped in XML for instant dissemination of boring holiday snaps to people who I became "friends" with by virtue of the fact they happened to be in the same universe as me and also owned a PC.

    You have just reinvented the flickr API.

  6. Re:XMPP as a silver bullet? by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    All IM in Gov/DoD is IRC based but moving to Jabber. This is public knowledge (not even U/FOUO).

    Aha! So the gov't *is* hiding UFO's in secret hangers. And do something about that stuttering problem of yours.

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