Just received this letter from Alf Eaton. I had asked him:
I’ve had some renewed interest in OpenReviews. Blogware is getting ready to go gold (v 1.) and I have a few others (including SixApart) who are interested. Have there been any changes to RVW? Attempt to get it working in rdf and flow through RSS 1.0?
Alf's reply:
I have been thinking about RVW on and off, though I haven't got round to writing down any changes yet. I'm still not sure of the best way to go about it, and in particular the need for it to be a part of RSS feeds or as a separate entity (which could then more easily be RDF).
I don't have any schemas - I'm not an expert in that kind of thing, and I haven't seen anyone propose any changes to the format which suggests that no-one's trying to aggregate reviews yet. However, I'll have another look at it this weekend, and see if I can put together another draft format that maybe some of the people implementing it would be able to comment on.
Alf.
So here's my public response to Alf:
OK coolio.
We've got at leasta starting pint for schemas (see below.) Having the schemas be independent of the subscription format is key - so teh same data can flow through BOTH RSS 1.0/Atom (rdf) and RSS 2.0 (xml.)
God Bless competition.
So let us know of any changes to RVW to accomplish this goal - besides that - and it's deployment time.
Next up - ESF. :-) After usage sceanrios of course....
Restaurant Reviews
- Name of Restaurant
- Region:City
- Ethnicity of cuisine
- Price range
- Year opened
- Restaurant Chain
- Reviewers Food rating
- Reviewers Décor Rating
- Reviewers Service Rating
- Restaurant photo
- Description
- Address: Map
- Hours
Movie-DVD Reviews
- Name of Movie:title
- Cast/Crew
- Studio-Distributor
- Category
- Year
- MPAA Rating
- Reviewers Rating
- Length
- Movie artwork
- Description
- IMDB unique ID#
- DVD ISBN #
- VHS ISBN #
Music Reviews
- Name of Artist-Band
- Name of Album
- Name of Best Song(s)
- Category: genre
- Producer
- Year
- Label
- Album artwork
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
- ISBN#
TV Show-Video Reviews
- Name of Show-Title
- Name of Actor(s)
- Names of co-stars
- Category
- Year(s)
- TV Network
- Production company
- Show artwork
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
Book-Magazine Reviews
- Name of Book-Periodical
- Name of Article
- Name of Author
- Year
- Category
- Publisher
- Book-Magazine artwork
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
- ASIN/ISBN#
Place-Resort Review
- Name of Locale
- Region:City
- Type of location
- Activities
- Historic Locations
- Tourist spots
- Locale artwork-photo
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
- Map
Event-Concert-Exhibit
- Name of Event-Concert-Exhibit
- Name of Artist-Band
- Date(s)
- Category
- Cost
- Event photo
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
- Map
Local Services
- Name of Service
- Type of Service
- Category
- Region: City
- Cost range
- Date
- Reviewers Rating
- Description
- Map
Game Reviews......
I just wish it was elevated up to the public. Hmmm - let me take a look around.
