I track the growth of AJAX-based personal home pages, looking at how Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Netvibes are using dynamic web tech to build customizable start pages and portals for organizing the web.
I examine the launch of Google Music Search and the Home Page API, noting how Google is positioning itself as a Web 2.0 host alongside Blogger and Google Base, effectively bypassing conventional web hosting models.
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 found a visualization mapping the acquisition histories of Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo. This timeline tracks their strategic purchases and competitive expansion, providing a clear overview of how these tech giants grew through mergers during the early 2000s.
Explore Google's 2006 analysis of over a billion web pages to see how developers actually use HTML. This data covers tag frequency, attribute usage, and the most common document types found across the internet.
I curated a list of localized Indian websites featuring regional versions of FortuneCity, Britannica, and The Weather Channel. These portals reflect the growth of country-specific web services and information resources targeting Indian users in the early 2000s.