f.y.i, from my discussions with Jon Rees about competition with OWW, although it seems to compete directly, that doesn't seem to be the aim. If it were try to compete directly, then I doubt it would work without more of an initial driving force.
<br><br>John<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jon Rees</b> <<a href="mailto:jon.rees@gmail.com">jon.rees@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Aug 9, 2006 6:28 AM
<br>Subject: biowiki<br>To: <a href="mailto:John_Cumbers@brown.edu">John_Cumbers@brown.edu</a><br><br></span><div>Hmm, I kind of shotguned several new interactive features to biodirectory, and I'm looking at "take up",
<br>to see if users will use 'em...blog, biowiki, graphics upload in the forums, tried journal rss feeds (dumped
<br>for the time being because of unreliability of those feeds)...<br><br>I've just been exploring how to use a RTE from the wiki to complement Biodirectory links pages...<br>based on the feedback, it'll take another direction shortly... so no conflict with wetware I hope.
<br><br>eg. <a href="http://www.biodirectory.com/directory/Biochemistry/Genomics_272.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.biodirectory.com/directory/Biochemistry/Genomics_272.html
</a><br><br>Check out the gray content pane in the middle of the page...
<br><br>The blog facility is unique, I think... got Chris Upton from VBRC blogging.<br><br>The wiki stuff is basically me taking a shortcut from integrating a RTE in to BioDirectory, then realising it gives more democracy to the users.
<br>The site's been open content since the changes in May 2006.<br><br>I'd be interested in any comments etc.<br><br>I've been talking with a few people about how to position it, esp. Yak Fai at Harvard.<br><br>It may well end up with complementary links to pertinent journal articles relevant to the subject matter described in each links directory.
<br><br>I think there may well be synergy between Open Wetware and Wikiomics, as well as Biodirectory - or a way to reduce costs somehow.<br><br>Cheers,<br></div><div><span class="sg"><br>Jon<br>
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