XML in real life.

Example: XML News

XMLNews is a specification for exchanging news and other information.

Using such a standard makes it easier for both news producers and news consumers to produce, receive, and archive any kind of news information across different hardware, software, and programming languages.

An example XMLNews document:

Colombia Earthquake

143 Dead in Colombia Earthquake

By Jared Kotler, Associated Press Writer

Bogota, Colombia
Monday January 25 1999 7:28 ET

Example: XML Weather Service

An example of an XML national weather service from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration):

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