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• Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword

  I hate buzzwords , but I agree with Kathy when she says that Web 2.0 is more than just a buzzword . It is not a meaningless term (or as Letterman might say, it's "not nothing"). Kathy makes the ever-important distinction between buzzwords (bad) and jargon (good). Ultimately, she says, Web 2.0 gives us vocabulary to discuss an otherwise complex and abstract idea and allows us to have more intelligent conversations about what's really going on. While this vocabulary does facilitate discussions, it also allows us to be lazy and gloss over what is really important. Much like architecture , the Web 2.0 principles are important as long as they are consciously applied and we don't lose sight of why the feature matters in the first place. Posted Jan 08 2007, 04:37 AM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Software Development, AJAX, Web 2.0, Innovation

• Interesting Developments with Windows Live

  Microsoft is embedding Live services within the operating system . This isn't really too surprising, considering it was one of the stated principles behind the effort from the start. (As a developer, it is exciting though). Microsoft appears to recognize that web applications are a complement, and not a substitute, for desktop applications. The goal is to deliver the richest experience available on a particular piece of hardware, and no matter how many times Steve Gillmor says it , that will never be in a browser. In fact, the example I use most often to illustrate the point above comes from Microsoft's Exchange Server. If I'm on a machine that has Outlook, I'm invariably going to choose that over Outlook Web Access - but I appreciate being able to use the rich OWA interface when I am on a machine with just a web browser. And if all I have is my mobile device, Outlook Mobile Access offers a simplified interface. The important thing is that, in each case, I'm accessing the same data. I think... Posted Jun 21 2006, 12:34 PM by Tim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Technology, Software Development, AJAX, Web 2.0, Innovation