New tags are great but a maintenence problem for XML clients, because each [tag://] in the XML stream has to be parsed and turned into a link. Perhaps a new xml ticker could be made to identify valid linktypes and the url they need to invoke.

<NODETAGS>
<link type="google" url="http://www.google.com/search?q="></tag>
<link type="lucky" url="http://www.google.com/search?btnI=lucky&q="></
+tag>
<link type="cpan" url="http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query
+="></tag>
<link type="isbn" url="http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/BookInfo/BookInfo.
+asp?from=MDZ411&theisbn="></tag>
</NODETAGS>
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