Viva La Revolution - Welcoming Web 2.0
You may have noticed some downtime over sandstorming in the past few days. I’ve been trying to migrate the site to use AJAX, and its a long and buggy process. AJAX (Asyncronous Javascript and XML) embodies what Web 2.0 is all about. Web 2.0 is all about ‘the web as a platform’. Essentially, its about turning the web into a platform that allows you to do things that previously required a program. AJAX allows for the updating of page data without refreshing, and for you to drag and drop pieces of a web page just like a windows desktop.
Web 2.0 is increasingly incorporating social bookmarking. I love digg. Digg is a website where anyone can submit news, which all go into a queue. From there users ‘digg’ the stories they like and the most ‘dugg’ stories make the homepage. The site is experiencing incredible site growth, yet is based on sich a simple idea, let the people have the content they want. Let people choose what they want. Go and check digg out. Another great site utilizing ajax is the google start page. You can drag and drop content, add live feeds, add weather and tons of other cool stuff.
