AJAX is a series of interrelated technologies that power the so-called Web 2.0:
Asynchronous communications with the web server
Javascript
XML
What Do These Buzzwords Mean?
Asynchronous refers to the method in which the web browser communicates with the server. Rather than rely upon the actions of the user – “click,” then send data to server, then wait for the server to send a response back, then refresh the screen – the AJAX “engine” manages the process
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So I jumped the gun a little bit. Found the putative secret link to the iPhone 2.0 software update ahead of schedule. Through some good luck happened to download the update just before Apple pulled the link. The install was smooth enough, though doing a manual upgrade was a bit nerve wracking. To brick or not to brick that is the question.
Seeing absolutely no reason to buy the new 3G iPhone
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Tumblr is a mobile-phone optimized blogging website that turns ordinary people into mobile artists. Optimized for those quirky little camera phones, Blackberry’s and iPhones we all carry, this free web site is all about snippets of information. Think of it as Twitter without the noise. My personal site is gotham.tubmlr.com You can post information to this blogging system from any mobile phone by sending an email to a specialized email address. If you have access to a web browser read more…
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“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names” (Chinese Proverb)
Part 2 of a 3 part series.
If the semantic web is the web that talks to itself, then it’s important that everyone speak a common language, a language of “standards.” Under development by volunteer groups around the world these standards” describe the name and translation of data. They include:
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Web Ontology Language (OWL)
Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages (GRDDL)
Unless you are a hardcore web-head read more…
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“Semantic web” is a term you hear more and more about these days. But what does it mean? Why should you care? And what has it done for you lately? The official definition is:
“The Semantic Web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C with participation from a large number of researchers and industrial partners.”
My plain-English definition would be read more…
I will admit that I learn faster and understand more by “seeing the big picture.” A chart that I can understand is worth a thousand minutes of my time. So the Visual Sciences booth at ad:tech New York really caught my eye.
“Visual Site delivers real-time intelligence about the usage and performance of large and complex internet sites, properties, portals, services and systems.”
I spoke with Nils Engel about VisualSite, which is one of the eight products in their analytic read more…
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Presentation Zen is a blog devoted to issues related to professional presentations. Think NOT PowerPoint and you’re already on the right track. In a recent posting Hans Rosling: Don”t just show the notes, play the music! he analyzes the process of breathing life into statistics.
And if you like data that comes to life, you”ll also love the video of T.E.D. (Technology, Entertainment, Design) speaker Jonathan Harris who crawls blogs for emotions and then creates interactive presentations like “We Feel Fine“. read more…
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