Yahoo!雅虎！ Pipes Makes Lifestreams Easier管道容易使得Lifestreams

Post by Guest blogger Wayne Smallman.邮政的客户博客韦恩斯摩曼。 Wayne is the man behind the韦恩是该名男子背后 Blah, Blah!等等，等等！ Technology blog技术博客 : a focal point for his passion for technology, and a hallmark of his business mentality, writing style, and adeptness at making complex technology issues approachable and accessible. ：一个联络点，他的激情技术，以及一个标志他的生意思维，写作风格，并adeptness使复杂的技术问题，平易近人和使用。 He is the principle founder and managing director of Octane Interactive, a design, Web applications development, and Internet marketing agency established in 1999 and based in Yorkshire, UK.他的原则是创始人和董事总经理辛烷值互动，设计，网络应用开发，以及互联网营销机构成立于1999年，总部设在约克郡的英国。

I’m guessing ’specificity’ is a word you don’t often hear, but it’sa word very much linked to Yahoo!我猜测'特异性'是一个字你不经常听到，但是这是非常词联系在一起的Yahoo ！ Pipes.管道。 Now ‘versatile’ is a word you’re more likely to associate with Yahoo!现在， '通用'是一个字你更有可能联系与Yahoo ！ Pipes, which is obvious, really.管，这是显而易见的，真的。 Hopefully, by the time you’ve finished reading this article, ‘indispensable’ will be another word to associate with this adaptable feed aggregation tool.希望的时候，您读完本文， '必不可少'将是另一个字准此适应饲料聚集的工具。

Yahoo! 的Yahoo ！ Pipes explained 管道解释

By way of some background, let’s start with a brief explanation of what Yahoo!通过一些背景，让我们先简要说明什么的Yahoo ！ Pipes is all about.管道的全部意义所在。 Put simply,简言之， Yahoo!雅虎！ Pipes let’s you pull together different feed sources管道让您齐心协力不同的饲料来源 (more commonly known as RSS) and turn them into just the one feed. （通常称为RSS ）和把他们变成仅仅是一个饲料。

However — and here’s where the specificity kicks in — you can apply filters to those feeds.然而， € “和hereâ € ™语的特殊性在踢€ ”你可以使用过滤器，这些饲料。 So for example, you can filter a feed based on date, words or phrases, perform actual searches within feed sources, limit, sort order, loop, truncate ..因此，例如，您可以过滤饲料的基础上日期，字词或短语，执行实际的搜索范围内饲料来源，限制，排序顺序，循环，截断.. you get the idea, right?你的想法，对不对？

Another word to throw casually into the mix would ‘intimidating’, because Yahoo!另一个字随便扔的组合将'威胁' ，因为雅虎 Pipes is a formidable beast when first used.管是一项艰巨的野兽时，首次使用。 There are some spectacularly complex Pipes in there, which do some bizarre stuff.也有一些壮观复杂的管道，从而做一些奇怪的东西。 But for the purposes of this article, we’re going to look at creating a simple Workstream, or maybe a Lifestream, but that depends on how you feel.但是，本条的目的，我们要看看建立一个简单的Workstream ，或也许Lifestream ，但那要取决于你的感受。

Making use of Yahoo! 使用的Yahoo ！ Pipes 管道

For my main ‘blog feed, I have my own ‘blog articles (naturally) as well as my del.icio.us bookmarks.对于我国主要â € 〜博客饲料，我有我自己的€ 〜博客文章（自然） ，以及我的del.icio.us书签。 The reason being that my bookmarks act as pointers towards the topics I’m likely to be covering in the coming days and weeks.原因是我的书签作为分专题对新星€ ™米可能会覆盖在今后几天和几周。 Also, those bookmarks can acts as research notes to the articles I’ve already written.此外，这些书签，可作为研究报告的条款新星€ ™性已经写。

But I have another feed, which is my但我有其他饲料，这是我的 Lifestream . 。 This feed includes my ‘blog articles, my del.icio.us bookmarks, the songs I’ve recently listened to via Last.fm and my Twitter and Jaiku feeds.这种饲料包括我的博客文章，我的del.icio.us书签，歌曲我最近通过听取Last.fm和我的开源和Jaiku供稿。

This is a pretty simple feed, but it’s an effective one.这是一个相当简单的饲料，但它的一个有效的。 However, for those with sharper eyes, and those more familiar with Jaiku, you’ll have noticed that my Yahoo!然而，对于那些锐利的眼睛，和那些更熟悉Jaiku ，你会注意到，我的Yahoo ！ Pipes contraption accomplishes little more than what I have already with Jaiku.完成管道contraption多一点什么我已经与Jaiku 。 While that’s true, Yahoo!虽然这是真的，雅虎 Pipes is much more versatile — good word , eh?管道更多才多艺â € “好词，是吗？

What can you use Yahoo! 你能使用Yahoo ！ Pipes for? 管？

So you have friends and colleagues scattered hither & yonder, far & wide.所以，你有朋友和同事四处散落＆那边，远及宽。 You want these people to see your stuff and maybe even see where you are and when.你想这些人看到自己的东西，甚至看到你在哪里以及何时。 And if you’re using a web service that makes use of如果您所使用的网络服务，使利用 geotagging地理标记 , such as Jaiku, then you’ve got the where covered.如Jaiku ，然后你有地方覆盖。 The when is typically part & parcel of any feed these days.在时通常是与包裹的一部分的任何饲料的这些日子。

An example I once gave, hinting at例如，我曾经令，暗示 the power of geotagging and micro-blogging权力的地理标记和微型博客 combined was with Twitter in mind:合并与开源是考虑到：

“I recently added my mobile/cellphone number to Twitter so I could post updates while out & about. “我最近增加了我的移动/手机号码，以开源，所以我会后进行更新，同时与有关。 So now I can post from anywhere.所以，现在我可以从任何地方张贴。 Now imagine you’re planning something really social, the face-to-face, old-fashioned variety social gathering.现在，想像你的东西真的规划的社会，在面对面的，老式的各种社交聚会。 So you’re out somewhere, you spot the right venue, you’ve got your stuff, you’re ready to roll, now all you need is an audience.所以你出去，你点合适的场地，你还得您的东西，你准备推出，现在所有您需要的只是一个听众。

You’ve got your Twitter account, you’ve got hundreds if not thousands of friends.你有你的开源帐户，你有数百甚至数千的朋友。 You whip out your mobile phone, you tap out a text message and wait for the people to emerge from anywhere & everywhere and you’re off to flyin’ start!”您鞭子了您的移动电话，你利用了文字信息，并等待人民摆脱随时随地与世界各地，你到了flyin '开始！ “

So if you’re in a rock band, or a popular speaker (both used to traveling and working the stage), then being able to reach out to your audience is not just an ancillary benefit, but a huge differentiator, too.所以，如果youâ € ™重新在一个摇滚乐队，或流行的发言者（包括用于旅行和工作的阶段） ，然后能够接触到你的观众不仅是一种辅助效益，但一个巨大的差异，也。 Being mobile no longer means being out of reach.作为移动不再意味着无法实现。

Let’s face it, it’s not like Yahoo!让我们面对现实吧，这不是如Yahoo ！ Pipes is this one-trick affair, especially when管这是一个把戏的事，尤其是当 scientists are using Yahoo!科学家们使用Yahoo ！ Pipes管道 these days.这些天。 If those guys can, anyone can!如果这些球员可以，任何人都可以！

Creating a Lifestream with Yahoo! 创建一个Lifestream与Yahoo ！ Pipes 管道

Yahoo!雅虎！ Pipes can be a time saver and a productivity enhancer.管材可节省时间和生产力增强。 But to the get the most out of it, you need to know how to use it.但是，在获得最大的它，你需要知道如何使用它。 So here’sa really good tutorial video, explaining the basics, with the concepts neatly and graphically outlined.因此，这里非常好的教学视频，解释了基础，以整齐的概念和形象概述。

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