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hackdiary: Using Wikipedia and the Yahoo API to give structure to flat lists
A nice explanation of how to link together a bunch of terms using publicly available sources. Those guys at the BBC are doing a lot of great work here. The hack uses wikipedia and the yahoo (REST) API.
Bud posted this on December 3, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
H Y P E R C A M P :
"Also I'm glad that the message got through from the anti-trust case. It'll do no good for MS to try to cut corners again the way they did competing with Netscape. We need a mult-party system..." Dave Winer's angle on live.com
Bud posted this on November 9, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
PBS | I, Cringely . November 3, 2005 - It's Deja Vu All Over Again
A bit of a screed about how Microsoft's recent moves to software as a service represent its awakening to the world of web 2.0 and web services. Cringely feels competitors should not be complacent.
Bud posted this on November 9, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
XML.com: REST on Rails
A way of creating highly interactive web sites with xml and html, the latest wave.
Bud posted this on November 7, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A VC: The Future of Media (aka Please Take My RSS Feed)
"if I were a television executive right now, I'd take my content, microchunk it, put a couple calls to a video ad server in the middle of it, and let it go whereever it wants to go"
Bud posted this on November 6, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A VC: Will Live Kill?
But on to Windows Live and Office Live. I don't see despair. I see opportunity. Because Windows Live is lame. I honestly could not find a single thing I'd use it for.
Bud posted this on November 3, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
iWay Puts Yahoo! Maps on Your iPod
A real competitive advantage for the ipod is the network effect. A lot of people have them, so those who offer new services are happy to package them for the ipod. Then, all of these services make the ipod more attractive.
Bud posted this on October 8, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
O'Reilly Radar > The Secret Sauce of Writely
"behind every successful Web 2.0 company there'll be someone who understands the user." Personally, I might add that every successful Web 2.0 app will fulfill a need felt by many users.
Bud posted this on October 5, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Ajax for Java developers: Build dynamic Java applications
A very good overview on ajax, an advanced technology for interacting with web servers using xml. Not for the faint of heart but technically very sound.
Bud posted this on September 22, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
No Learning Curve as the Most Important Feature of a Web App
Jason says: “What they (independent freelancers) crave are low/no-learning curve, simple focused tools that let them get their work done quickly and then get out of their way.”
Bud posted this on July 26, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Web 2.0 - Price Discrimination Very interesting a...
I mean psuedo price discrimination based on imposing an artificial supply constraint, letting the equilibrium price move up the demand curve
Bud posted this on July 26, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Instant Tryability: the Big Advantage for Web-based Apps
But it’s not just because these applications are better that they are being used. It’s because people don’ t have to do anything to try them.
Bud posted this on July 20, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Mapping Google
Google is becoming a web services company using data from its giant database. Note how they force access through the browser's html interface. That's where they make their money.
Bud posted this on February 12, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Google Maps is a web of linked XML documents
An incredible use of xml and transformations. Interesting how easy it is to repurpose the data.
Bud posted this on February 10, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Technorati Tag Query API
Introduces a new MT plugin for technorati tags
Bud posted this on January 29, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)