Activity Streams 101 Session at IIW

For those new to the standard, here is a brief explanation:

Activity Streams is a way of modeling social actions which improves the performance of human beings interpreting shared information and making decisions.

The Activity Streams data structure focuses on:

1. Providing an up to date digest of important information narrated via the reader's social graph.
2. Optimizing for human consumption by utilizing multiple mediums in a clean fashion
3. Producing a cycle of engagement. As reactions to activities occur, those also become part of the stream 

There is also a standard specification which is being developed by a variety of companies and individuals. Here are a few details

1. activitystrea.ms is a standard used to convey what people are doing around the web
2. Defines a set of concepts and vocabulary
3. Can be used with Atom, RSS or JSON

Here are a couple of examples

Activity Streams on Atom

• Atom Spec
• Vocabulary
• Example Entry

Activity Streams on JSON

• JSON Spec
• Example entry

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