What is "Integral Playground"...

Integral Playground is the name of a structure like an aggregator (only bigger, better, stronger, faster, etc.) which collects content but is itself empty. It seems to be customizable by the User so that I can tell it to collect whatever content I want from any of the feeds that you access.

Do I have that right?

Are those spikes in the graphs near the end of October when the video was made and you were getting word out? They're too tiny for me to see. Just a guess. I used to create tags and content on twitter and watch the graphs. Since I ignored all the pop-bs about what Britney was wearing and what hip-hop phrases were trending, I had to figure it out somehow. It was fun.

It's nifty that you called it that and that you used Integral to teach how it works. Very nifty! So, Integral Life is a User and is using it to collect all content having to do with Integral off the feeds that you supply. And they've plugged a little feed window in the lower right of the front page here, so that it doesn't take a whole page. I take it that this can be done to any site? Can I plug it into my Fb page or another social site? Can I make it so that my "friends" or readers can see it, or is it only visible to me?

I know there's much more to it, but I don't have the knowledge and expertise to even talk about it.

This is very nifty. At first I thought it had content - that maybe it was an alternative social site for Integralites.

I'm wondering if there is a danger of providing avenues for spammers, bots and hackers who would not otherwise find the site. I've noticed that some posts here seem to have a bunch of code at the top of them and the person didn't bother to delete that. Is this a sign that they're using a bot to deliver and post the content? If so, this is a possible problem at an intimate place like this where we're very sensitive to one another's responses and are using very human faculties when responding.

I've been making comments at a site tonight that requires that I type the characters that I see in the (non-text) box in order to verify that I'm a human. But I'm noticing that I'm unable to see them well and I have to reload the page many times to refresh and try again. Is there a better way to sift out spammers who might find their way here (or anywhere else that you don't want them) from your feed service or another similar service?

The reason I've pretty much quit twitter is because of all the spam and hacking going on. It just wasn't worth it after a while. So, their tactics of pushing their content backfired. I don't see twitter caring about my disgruntlement either or providing ways for me to overcome their efforts - or anyone else who hates all that. So, if this service was going to green light, I would not duplicate that dissatisfaction. I don't know how the bills would get paid, but since we're integrallers, it's our job to figure that out.

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