Light up the Web Silverlight (codename WPF/E) is Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s Flash (estimated to be running rich web based experiences on 95% of the world’s PCs and Macs). The goal is to provide the most natural and seamless method with which to design and build rich applications that transcend both desktop and web platforms….
Tag: Web 2.0
Pipe Dreams courtesy of Yahoo!
I came across this rather groundbreaking application from Yahoo! the other week and I really have to hand it to the developers over there – this is very, very cool. I’m talking about something called “Pipes” which is currently in beta and which will probably prove to be one of the “killer” web apps in 2007….
Rightmove.co.uk using Virtual Earth
I used Rightmove.co.uk to find my current appartment in Reading and it does a brilliant job of bringing together properties from various estate and letting agents from across the UK. I was pleased to find out (via Mike Taulty’s blog) that they have started incorporating Virtual Earth into their website to help users understand the location…
BackOfMyHand.com Mashup
I was finding some stuff using Live.com over the weekend and noticed this rather nifty mashup based on Live Maps called BackOfMyHand.com. You can get local information on things like best romantic restaurants in London to what to see in Oxford. The best thing is that you can contribute content, so if there’s something that is missing…