Archive for October, 2005
Meauring the usability and business benefits of AJAX 
October 29th, 2005
Here’s my slide deck from a talk I gave on thursday to the Vancouver User Experience group at the Vancouver Film School. Some of the topics I tried to cover include:
- The progression of software user interfaces (Why first generation web apps had bad UIs)
- Why is AJAX hot now (even these technologies have been around for a while)
- What is AJAX
- How to measure the usability benefits of AJAX from a business perspective
- How to build using AJAX
- Future RIA technologies
http://blogs.ebusiness-apps.com/andre/files/vanue/AJAXUsabilityMetrics.ppt - Power Point Only (~2mb)
http://blogs.ebusiness-apps.com/andre/files/vanue/AJAXUsabilityMetrics.zip -Power Point + AJAX Movies (Careful 40Mb)
Technorati Tags : AJAX, usability, roi, userexperience
Posted in Technology, Software Development, AJAX, Web 2.0, Business, Usability - HCI | 2 Comments »
AJAX and eBusiness Applications on CNN
October 26th, 2005
CNN.com just ran an Associated Press article that our product manager Alexei White was quoted in. Looks like AJAX is getting ready for primetime.
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Ski Condtions + Google Maps Mashup!
October 19th, 2005
Snow-Forecast.com just put up a cool mashup of their snow condition and weather forecasting by region and google maps us using EZ Maps. I love snow-forecast.com and use their forecasting and weather service in my never ending search for better skiing.
Posted in Software Development, AJAX, Random | 6 Comments »
AJAX: Usability and Measurability Presentation in Vancouver
October 17th, 2005
I’m giving a talk on measuring the benefits of AJAX usability improvements. It’s based on a white paper that Alexei White and I are working on. We’re attempting quantify the $$ cost savings that a business can realize by using an AJAX interface vs. a standard web application interface and architecture.
Who should attend: Information Architects, Designers, Usability Practioners and Developers
Details:
Thursday, October 27th, 2005 � 5:30 to 7:00pm
The VFS Digital Design campus is located at 420 Homer Street between Pender and W. Hastings. Enter through the side door on the east side of Homer Street. The event will take place in Theatre 1 accessible from the main foyer. Reception will be in place to assist all guests.
You must RSVP for this event!
Positive RSVPs only please: [email protected]
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Web 2.0 VEF Event - Phoenix Rising
October 17th, 2005
“Phoenix rising - Web 2.0 emerges from the ashes of the dot-com crash” is the title of the upcoming VEF event I’ll be presenting at along with other Vancouver Web2.0 entrepreneurs and leaders: Dick Hardt, Roland Tanglao, Michael Fergusson and Paul Kedrosky. The topics covered will include: AJAX, Blogging, User Generated Content and Identity. Should be interesting to hear the follow up discussions.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Start Time: 5:30 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Science World
1455 Quebec St.
Vancouver
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Web 2.0 Humor
October 15th, 2005
Ever wonder how to come up with next great idea for Bubble 2.0, doh!, I mean Web 2.0 so you can be the next Flickr or better yet Skype! Well here’s the thing is you need a rock solid Web 2.0 Business Plan something like: “Metadata-rich disruptive open source calendaring web-app that leverages the potential for exponential growth.” or “P2p web-services-ready filtered blog web-app that leverages network effects. ” Mere mortals can’t come up with those on their own they need to use the web as platform to do that.
But really we all know that that Web 2.0 is all about “people” so networking with visionaries, VCs, and other important people is very important and the best way to do that is obviously the Web2.0 Drinking Game. Well, isn’t it?
Just my somewhat sarcastic 2 cents. But you should check out those links they’re quite funny:)
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Web 2.o Conference Review
October 14th, 2005
I just wrote a quick review from the Web 2.0 Conference I attended last week in San Fran, read it here on AJAXinfo.com.
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AJAX: Old dog new tricks - Vancouver
October 12th, 2005
Dave Johnson, VP and Co-Founder of eBusiness Applications is giving a technical talk on AJAX next wednesday titled: AJaX: Old Dog New Tricks.
Abstract:
“The recently coined term AJaX has given new life to web development and spurred on the advance of Web 2.0. This talk will take a look at the history of AJaX techniques, today’s best practices and where AJaX might be going in the future. In particular, identification and analysis of some of the more important AJaX techniques will be discussed. As well as the technologies behind AJaX, the talk will also touch on both usability and development issues facing the Web today.”
More info here.
Posted in Technology, Software Development, AJAX, Business | 1 Comment »
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