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- logic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceful_degradation
- rboothby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Man, you really didn't read the article, did you? Is your moto to flame first, read later?
An AJAX Badge is a snippet of code that an end user can cut and paste into blog or wiki post, and get amazing 3rd party interactive functionality included in their post. 3Bubbles is going to use AJAX Badges give end users the power to drop interactive chat tools into their posts.
The cool thing about AJAX Badges is that they mean you can combine services from multiple different vendors. A Flickr badge, a 3Bubbles badge, a who links to this site Technorati badge. So far, not all of them are interactive, but 3Bubbles proves that more soon will be.
If you had read the article you would have read the call to action - let me quote it for you
"The problem is that currently the badges require end users to be able to edit the blog templates. Most of my end users are not that technical. Ideally, we would like to be able to encapsulate the AJAX badges into plug-ins for MovableType or WordPress or SocialText. Then, using a WYSIWYG blog/Wiki editor, the end users would then only have to press a button to insert any one of a number of badges into their blog and wiki posts.
To me, this is the big promise of Web 2.0 within the enterprise - that any knowledge worker will be able to create powerful interactive applications simply by combining a bunch of AJAX badges into a blog or Wiki post."
Your final question is interesting "Why does a business user need to be programming in the first place?"
That is the point behind Web 2.0. Web 2.0 advocates have realized that end users do not want pre-packaged solutions. Instead, they want tools that they can use to build their own solutions.
That is why, today, business is done in spreadsheets. A spreadsheet is an IDE for knowledge workers. I have seen the most amazingly complex analytical software built in spreadsheets. For example, most people trading financial derivatives use spreadsheets to price things like interest rate swaps, caps and floors. Ultimately, most knowledge workers are not like factory workers. Knowledge workers do not just do the same thing over and over again. That means they don't need software that automates a process.
Instead, knowledge workers (aka end users), are constantly trying to solve new problems. This constant need to innovate means that knowledge workers don't want big static end solutions. Instead, they want small tools that they can use to build their own solutions.
Web 2.0 in the enterprise is about giving knowledge workers the tools to build their own solutions. Enterprise blogs and wikis let knowledge workers communicate more efficiently with words. But these knowledge workers will want more. That's why they have been turning to tools like basecamp.com. I call it Web Office. It is going to change the way people work. And it is all Web 2.0. - rboothby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dude, you are sad and wrong. AJAX does make your site cooler. Attractive fun highly interactive UIs are important. That's why the iPod succeeded over any other mp3 player. That's one of the reasons why Google has succeeded as a search engine. Google's beautiful clean UI sets it apart. Besides, if you had bothered to read the article on AJAX badges, you would have realized that AJAX is the one and only way a non technical business user can drop highly interactive functionality into a blog or wiki post.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0First of all "dude", the only reason Google's layout was, and partly still is, is because of the founding partners, though geniouses at other programming languages, inability to comprehend the vastly difficult world of HTML, thus making the site as simple as possible. Their UI doesn't set them apart either, it's the quality of results. Come on, stop being a Web2.0 pussy and think for a change.
AJAX is an old technology that is rightly named XMLHTTPRequest, and the term 'AJAX' is just a lame attempt and trying to make an old function seem cool. I guess the term 'XMLHttpRequest' is too nerdy, and thus not cool enough for the Web2.0 elite.
UI is important, but functionality and making sure the web app works properly with all mediums is significantly more important.
AJAX is the one and only way a non-technical business user can drop highly interactive functionality? Why does a business user need to be programming in the first place? You're not making any sense, per usual the Web2.0 nerd. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Why. Please answer... why.
Ajax doesn't make your site cooler, nor does it make it easier to use. In fact, people who do not have Javascript installed or are running legacy browsers won't even be able to operate your website because of your moronic "web2.0" ***** doesn't care about them.
When will this web2.0 parade stop?
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