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Seeing as how we can all get very excited, very quickly about Web 2.0, AJAX, Mash-ups, Social Applications, etc., it is wise every so often to step back and brew up a couple of rain clouds in order to see […]
Newsweek wonders if Neflix has what it takes to survive with the coming of the “Broadband Age.” The answer, as always, is who knows. Here is their take on the Netflix story: As a tech company, Netflix was a contrarian […]
Gartner presents a quick topical analysis of the Sun/Google partnership along with a few plugs for some other AJAX apps. Interestingly, Gartner sees an 80% probability that IT Departments will begin to adopt these lightweight web-based apps to supplement or […]
Microsoft is publicly responding to the Google/Sun deal with typical confidence, stating that the Office suite is not threatened by OpenOffice and that they don’t envision future web-based Office software (neither does Google, evidently). Microsoft believes that with enhancements to […]
I can’t go five minutes without stumbling across a post somewhere about AJAX.
Web 2.0 that is. I have to agree with O’Reilly’s point that Web 2.0 sounds like a marketing buzzword being used by a lot of companies to describe their wares without really knowing what it means. Since he helped coin […]
More about Web 2.0 and the “architecture of participation.” After reading this piece, maybe you’ll think that Tim O’Reilly is a little out there. Maybe you already did. I can’t argue too much with someone who has built a high […]
This ZDNET article is a good overview of some AJAX office applications currently availble and coming soon. I haven’t had the opportunity to test any of them out yet, but as I do there will be more posts on the […]
Steven Levy from Newsweek checks in with his take on the eBay purchase of Skype. He claims that the purchase validates the idea that the internet is soon to contain all sorts of embedded voice applications. What he doesn’t say […]
Check it out. Google is broadcasting the new Chris Rock UPN show, Everybody Hates Chris via “streamcast” over the next four days. The shots over the bow of old fashined television are increasing rapidly.