# RoR apps that act as web user agents? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 8, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-apps-that-act-as-web-user-agents/114115 "2007-09-08T01:34:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c4cdca/32.png) [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-apps-that-act-as-web-user-agents/114115/1 "2007-09-08T01:34:02Z")
I’d like to find some examples of Rails apps that act as web “user agents” (i.e., “portals” to the web at large). That is, programs that pass requests up and content back down, but also add some local intelligence, etc. Any suggestions? -r ## P.S. CritLink ([CritLink: Public Web Annotation](http://zesty.ca/crit/)) is an example of this sort of application. [http://www.cfcl.com/rdm](http://www.cfcl.com/rdm) Rich M. [http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume](http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog](http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog) +1 650-873-7841 Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development ---
**Author:** ![iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c4cdca/32.png) [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-apps-that-act-as-web-user-agents/114115/2 "2007-09-08T03:16:09Z")
Rich M. wrote: > I’d like to find some examples of Rails apps that act as web > “user agents” (i.e., “portals” to the web at large). That is, > programs that pass requests up and content back down, but > also add some local intelligence, etc. Any suggestions? > > -r > > P.S. CritLink ([CritLink: Public Web Annotation](http://zesty.ca/crit/)) is an example of > this sort of application. Big in Japan has apps like that involving RSS: [http://www.biggu.com/projects](http://www.biggu.com/projects) – Michael W.