Explore ten influential technology trends from 2005, including the rise of Ajax, RSS, and tagging. This list highlights historical predictions for the long tail and the evolving utility of PDAs in the digital ecosystem.
Explore how search engines derive power and profit from the long tail. While top queries are popular, 97% of traffic often comes from niche, low-frequency searches, illustrating the significant economic value found in the distribution's tail.
Learn the essential use cases for Ajax in web applications, including form validation, real-time data polling, and interactive UI widgets. Focus on specific implementations like auto-complete and background saving to reduce full-page reloads and enhance responsiveness.
I curated a quiz featuring short clips of Ilayaraja’s background music from his 1980s hits. Can you identify the movies they belong to? Just type the name phonetically to see if you can score a perfect ten.
Ten years after imagining a modest company that might barely survive, the author reflects on Gramener crossing one meaningful threshold after another and still feeling both scared and grateful.
I curated a list of fifteen practical uses for RSS feeds, including tools to mix multiple scripts together and services that convert static web pages into functional RSS feeds for better content syndication.