Auto-content [1]. Why does this…

Auto-content. Why does this cite-link-quote (“hit-and-run”) style of weblogging need to be a manual process at all? Why can’t I just click an “auto-content” button and have my software automatically generate a list of, say, a dozen interesting links and quotes culled from my aggregator subscriptions, “neighboring” sites, sites discussing the hot topics of the day, and mainstream articles reporting on a small hard-coded list of additional topics? (678 words) [dive into mark]