In a nutshell, TrackBack and pinging were designed to provide a method of notification between websites: it is a method of person A saying to person B, “This is something you may be interested in.” To do that, person A sends a TrackBack ping to person B. To sum it up, “pinging” or “trackbacks” provide an extremely easy and automated method of notifying the world that you have recently updated your weblog. I am currently in the process of creating a “gateway” that will allow you to manage your pings and trackbacks. Essentially, you will “ping” one URL, and this application will relay your ping to whoever you have chosen. Stay tuned for more information.

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