ACAP — Is this the answer to the search engine blues

"It is not realistic to request Web site developers to include in their Web pages, or manage on their platform, the detailed usage rights and metadata attached to syndicated news items. It is also not realistic to request that an HTML page is structured so that all components of the page (all news items) are correctly identified.

What can be requested from Web site developers is to include in the header of news pages the URL of a resource, hosted by the content provider, where search engines can retrieve the needed information." Laurent LeMeur AFP

Transtel are looking to partner with a couple of newspapers to investigate the possibility of using ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol) to allow search engines to correctly reference your valuable news.

If you are interested in participating please let us know.