Web 2.0 is big on Feeds

This blog is an example of Web 2.0, along with social networking sites, wikis and mashups.  While the underlying concepts surrounding the Internet remain the same, Web 1.0 was about sites with virtually static content and Web 2.0 is all about collaborating and sharing information.

AJAX has arisen as a technology of choice for designing Web 2.0 applications and XML in the form of RSS/ATOM feeds to facilitate sharing of information.  Lets take a look at some very simple exploits for RSS feeds and how to mitigate them as developers, system/network admins and users.