Web 2.0 and AJAX - Everything Old Is New Again
August 19, 2006 Articles No Comments
After the dot-com bubble burst, it seems like all things Internet fell into a kind of malaise. Investors were scared to take risks, jobs were few and far between, and in general the Internet was being treated like a utility - a step below phone service, but above trash pickup.But some new AJAX-based offerings are bringing some of the old excitement back. You can start to see where the ‘Net can change the way we live, work, and interact again. Five in particular are in beta phase and well worth looking at: Meebo (unified IM and chat), NetVibes (aggregator and web-top console), BlinkList (bookmark manager and sharing), RoundCube (email), and Writely (word processing and document collaboration).
