RIA is one of the buzzwords driving the Web 2.0 phenomenon. Rich user interfaces, along with the advanced functionality found in web applications, have blurred the line between what were considered desktop applications and the Web. The success of Gmail, Google Docs, Zoho and numerous other fledgling web applications prove that the Rich Internet Application as a computing paradigm is here to stay.
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New service, in partnership with Mydeo, provides safe and simple way to share personal videos via the Web – minus the advertising
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According to a recently released report by the National Retail Federation, over 80% of the top online retailers surveyed claimed they would be adding some form of Web 2.0 in eth coming months to appeal to their customers who are now expecting these kind of experiences when they shop online. more...
Heavy Social Network Visitors Also Prefer "Leisure" Retail Sites by Jack Loechner, Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 7:15 AM ET A recent comScore study shows that heavy U.S. visitors to social networking sites (the top 20 percent of visitors based on time spent on social networking sites) are significantly more likely than average to visit leisure-oriented retail site categories. More than 95 percent of heavy social networkers visited retail sites in August, compared to 80 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience. These heavy social networkers exhibited a particularly high tendency to visit the more leisure-oriented retail categories, including those featuring entertainment, fashion, and retail technology. more...
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