<s>
XML	B-Application
Shareable	I-Application
Playlist	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
XSPF	B-Application
)	O
,	O
pronounced	O
spiff	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
XML-based	O
playlist	O
format	O
for	O
digital	O
media	O
,	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
Xiph.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XSPF	B-Application
is	O
a	O
file	O
format	O
for	O
sharing	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
playlist	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
or	O
portable	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
any	O
user	O
on	O
any	O
computer	O
can	O
open	O
any	O
Web	O
page	O
,	O
XSPF	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
portability	O
for	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XSPF	B-Application
's	O
meta-data	O
rich	O
open	O
format	O
has	O
permitted	O
a	O
new	O
kind	O
of	O
playlist	O
sharing	O
called	O
content	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
XSPF-compliant	O
content	O
resolver	O
will	O
open	O
XSPF	B-Application
playlists	O
and	O
search	O
a	O
catalog	O
for	O
every	O
title	O
with	O
<creator>, <album> and <title>	O
tags	O
,	O
then	O
localise	O
the	O
playlist	O
to	O
reference	O
the	O
available	O
matching	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XSPF	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
an	O
ad	O
hoc	O
working	O
group	O
that	O
commenced	O
activities	O
in	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
achieved	O
rough	O
consensus	O
on	O
version	O
0	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
implementations	O
and	O
fine	O
tuning	O
throughout	O
summer	O
and	O
fall	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
declared	O
the	O
tuned	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
version	O
1	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XSPF	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
recommendation	O
of	O
any	O
standards	O
body	O
besides	O
the	O
Xiph.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
