---
title: "Read/WriteWeb Filter"
date: 2006-03-06
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2006"
    url: "/tag/2006.md"
---

# Read/WriteWeb Filter

![sheriff](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656im_/http://static.flickr.com/30/53090136_6fd953a6d4_m.jpg)– [ 37Signals publish a PDF book](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/getting_real_book_update_new_version_sales_feedback_contributors_etc.php) (“DIY publishing: There’s a new sheriff in town.” — suggestion to 37Signals: create a product that enables other authors to DIY publish…)

– [Kottke on DIY book publishing](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.kottke.org/06/03/diy-book-publishing) (37Signals profit margin will probably be much higher than any royalties they would’ve got from a publishing company)

– [eBay’s Jason Steinhorn on convergence of browser and desktop](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.jason.netrino.com/weblog/2006/03/05/web-403/) (some interesting predictions, including that within 5 years ‘.com’ branding will fade away)

– [The IE7 team’s radar screen](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2006/03/06.html#a1401) (Jon Udell is pleased to hear that Microsoft is paying attention to browser compatibility issues now)

– [Open AIM](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://developer.aim.com/) (AOL releases open API: “The AIM service is changing into an open and dynamic platform.” — Excellent!)

– [ Susan Mernit on Open AIM](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://susanmernit.blogspot.com/2006/03/aol-releases-aim-api-says-play-with-me.html) (“Of course, there is one catch–AOL still won’t allow its’ code to be used to link to other IM platforms.”)

– [Marc Canter is excited by AIM API](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2006/03/its-official-aim-has-open-apis-now) (“There are almost 70M AIM users. Think about what you could do with that?)

– [Ted Leonsis on Open AIM](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://ted.aol.com/index.php?id=94) (“Our goal is to team up with developers to create a completely live and interactive experience across the Web and beyond.”)

– [Omnidrive beta and API](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.nik.com.au/archives/2006/03/07/omnidrive-public-beta-date/) (“With Omnidrive you can focus on making your product great while we take care of your storage matters.”)

– [arstechnica on Google GDrive](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060305-6316.html) (“Rumored to be in the works for some time, GDrive would offer users unlimited storage space for just about any kind of document.”)

– [Steve Rubel on beyond the blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/03/the_center_of_g.html) (“…there is a burgeoning need for tools that help us cement all of the content that we want to track from our favorite galaxies into a unified interface.”)

Flickr pic [by](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/105915807/)[33mhz](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721001656/http://www.flickr.com/photos/33mhz/53090136/)

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/readwriteweb_fi_10.php))*