ACN features an article titled Beneath the hype. The article takes the whole Web2.0, AJaX, and the Mashups hype and gives examples of who’s using AJaX and how the semantic web and location sensitive applications are going to change the world. Where were you all this time?
AJaX, AJaX, and AJaX
I’m ashamed to even talk about it. I won’t say anything just take this quote from the article and digest it yourself.
Cryer: Contax aims to be one step ahead of the game with early Ajax adoption.
Knowing that AJaX is a technique and it is actually mentioned in the article:
Ajax is a collection of techniques that web developers use to deliver an enhanced user experience in the confines of a modern browser.
Does it hold? Adopting a technology or a set of techniques could get an organization the edge. Very obvious. But getting something that has been there for more than 2 years and use it is not having an edge! AJaX for most is nothing but the addition of XMLHTTPRequest object to client-side Javascript. And we all know that! Now you want to market your products with a new tag? Cryer?
If it’s about the interface and the responsiveness of applications, then Flash has always been there and even supported HTTPRequest since version 4.0(that’s 4 years ago!) and it’s player peneteration has always been above 90% of users. Read my AJaX vs. Flash if need more info on that.
Shame, Shame, Shame on you!
eVentures, Emirates’ software development arm, has also used Ajax for its ground-breaking web hotel-booking system for tour operators.
I’m happy this has happened, but is it really worth mentioning? If this is such a cool internal app, good for them. Are they giving up knowledge and sharing something? Are they sharing APIs and Web services? or do they share a framework they’ve developed?
If worse comes to worse, and this is a market status and how the implementors think and reveal information then we’re in a sorry region!
Mashups and Social Networking
Social services such as Flickr, YouTube, and MySpace are all blocked by the only ISP available in U.A.E. So what are you really talking about?
Once again, Web services have been around for a long long time. But now that it’s called Mashup and API sharing with XML RPCs is something big. How many tags/buzzwords could clients afford?
Spraying Jargons and cool-guy words
Pushing envlopes using buzzwords won’t get us anywhere but to dictionary!
It’s going to look ugly if I keep on quoting the whole article and comment on. It’s shamefull. It is.
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6 Comments
1 Dinesh wrote:
I agree with you to a certain extent. AJAX has been around for a while, but really started going places this year. I think whats more relavant is the concept of Web 2.0. Making websites and applications feel more responsive.
What these concepts are supposed to do is to increase the usability of a site without the dread of reloading a page etc… So instead of hyping the use of AJAX i think companies should focus on making their sites more intuitive and usable, adopting standards so that it works on all browsers and platforms, and also accessibility. AJAX is a tool to reach that and not the primary focus. The focus is and will always be the USER!
2 dotone wrote:
“The focus is and will always be the USER!”
Exactly! Exactly what is supposed to be discussed. User behavior, usibility researches, and best practices instead of brain washing clients with tech-buzzwords. Better user experience is the point to be discussed not the renamed tags.
3 Hani Al Walid wrote:
Old habbits and practices(using names and foreigners to market)
4 Hamad wrote:
I think they try to be flexible with how the region moves i am not the best one to talk about all this but i beleive ITP is trying to bring all peopel to map
5 Rida Al Barazi wrote:
Instead of admiting how late they are, they say that they are the first adopters in the region? I can’t believe this…
If they really talking and encouraging the Web2.0 movement and so on, why didn’t they support comments and pingbacks on their websites? isn’t it about interaction and sociality?
At least they would read this conversation to understand that the power is in the individuals that the ME big companies never supported or encouraged but always ignored.
6 Florist UK wrote:
Quoting is not ugly, but, yes, shameful if one abuses it and there is an art of quoting. Did you know it?