Recently, Opera announced the availability of AJAX on mobile devices through
their browser. Considering the popularity of Opera in the browser market
(especially in the mobile browser market), this announcement is indeed very
significant. Having been involved in creating mobile services for a few years
now, I believe AJAX will replace both Java ME and XHTML as the platform of
choice for developing mobile applications.
Before I do so, a caveat – I believe that Mobile Web 2.0 is far more
than ‘AJAX on mobile’. Mobile Web 2.0 involves applying all seven
of the Web 2.0 principles to mobility. Here, I am discussing AJAX only i.e.
only one facet of Web 2.0.
What is AJAX?
AJAX is an optional addition to Web 2.0. It is not a single technology.
Rather, it’s a combination of a number of existing technologies acting
together, namely:
XHTML and CSS for s... (more)
Following my article about "Mobile Web 2.0," I wanted to find a
blueprint/case study of a Mobile Web 2.0 service.
This follow-up article is a bit of a gedankenexperiment – but I have
drawn on the excellent work being done by Dr Marc Davis and his team at the
Garage cinema research at the University of California (Berkeley).
The service I am considering here is a ‘mobile’ version of a
combination of del.icio.us and flickr
As you probably know, both del.icio.us and flickr are based on tags. However,
note that in a mobile context, a ‘tag’ would have a d... (more)
Welcome to the SYS-CON Mobile Web 2.0 Spotlight
Coinciding with the launch of my book Mobile Web 2.0, I am happy to announce
that, in addition to my blog, I will also be regularly writing for SYS-CON.
This new SYS-CON author blog will be called Mobile Web 2.0 Spotlight.
The Mobile Web 2.0 spotlight is a collection of the best services/products in
relation to Mobile Web 2.0, as I see it. In addition, I am also especially
keen to highlight products from start-ups/emerging companies in this
space. I am happy to receive your recommendations for excellent
products/services in the mobi... (more)
In this article, which focuses on the impact of Ajax on mobile application
development only (i.e. he does not discuss Ajax in general), SOA Web Services
Edge speaker Ajit Jaokar contends that - since his e-mail, calendar and other
applications are on the web, and he can store all my documents on the web,
all he needs is a browser. "One client to rule them all! Thus, today I would
use a ‘browser-only PC’," he adds.
Earlier this year, I published an article called AJAX for Mobile Devices Will
Be the Hallmark of "Mobile Web 2.0" in 2006.
It created quite a stir .. and I a... (more)
The World Wide Web, as we know it, is exploding. From its fragments emerges a
new "container-based" Web based on Widgets. For the lack of a better term, I
shall call it a "Widget Widget Web."
I have long advocated the power of Widgets to transform the Web as we know
it. Hence, I am starting a new set of blogs on the future potential and
evolution of Widgets.
Recently, Om Malik also wrote a great article Suddenly everything's coming up
widgets. The goal of the Widget Widget web series of blogs is to discuss the
evolution of the Web using the Widgets philosophy.
Modularization of ... (more)