# Distribution and Publication with Atom Web Services

By Ben Ramsey

- **Date:** June 3, 2008
- **Event:** DC PHP Conference & Expo
- **Venue:** George Washington University
- **City:** Washington, DC, US

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As we move toward "Web 3.0," the Web is slowly transforming into a platform upon which massively distributed applications run. Rich clients turn personal computers into thin clients, not storing or processing any data locally but, rather, connecting to a web service where the data resides. These services may target intranets, extranets, or the global Web community, but to work they need a common language. One such language is the Atom Publishing Protocol.