I find myself wondering what everyone else on Freebase is up to, and to my mind, the best way to get a feel for that is by seeing what new types are created.

The creation of a new type in the main domain hierarchy indicates a new area to build out content, while new user types show what people are messing around with, and where the nexuses (nexi? nexes?) of experimentation are.

In both cases, if it’s something you’re interested in, then seeing it pop up on an RSS feed will trigger you to go check it out, join any discussion that’s going on, and take part in the work at hand.

To that end, I’ve built an RSS feed of new Freebase types. It lists those in the main namespace as well as public user types.

 Subscribe to the “New Types” feed

You can also see the 10 newest types in the sidebar of this blog.