things to do: annotating the web

things that could go on my project page
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 * mention _search engine_ approach!
	"Ask Alta Vista for backlinks" already effectively provides a
	coarse-grained annotation service; if a decent search engine could list
	*fine-grained* backlinks (however defined) on demand,
	a future browser - or a CGI-script or whatever communicating with an
	existing browser, running at the same site as the browser if desired -
	could render this information as a page with fine-grained
	annotation marker images, altered link destinations if necessary, etc.

 * can _existing_ browsers _become_ annotation-aware, using Java?
	That is, CritSuite (or a search engine approach as discussed above,
	or whatever) could supply an austere list of the
	fine-grained annotations - much cheaper than what it does now -
	and a Java applet on the client side would render these
	in the "usual" way: as a page with fine-grained
	annotation marker images, altered link destinations if necessary, etc.
	[A CGI-script might be needed as "middleware" to satisfy
	Java's security restrictions.]

 * add "XML multi-way links to the rescue?"-type entry!
	(Though how these are actually going to be _implemented_
	is a complete mystery to me!)

 * add "Web annotation projects in progress" site (I can't remember its URL,
	but I found it listed in the coarse-grained annotations box
	at the bottom of the CritSuite home page) to my project page!
	[+ are any other sites *that* site leads to worth adding?]

 * maybe add the sort-of-related site
	http://www.links2go.com/?
	(recommended by Lloyd as vaguely similar in spirit to Crit.)



CritSuite
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 * -> Ping: it's impossible to stop monitoring a page that's redirected to
		another, like my home page with the final slash missing!
		(+ which FAQ is which?!)

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