Comments on: LiveMarks: Del.icio.us Live by SourceLabs

by: John Zeratsky

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 02:28:49 +0000

Sorry to bring up a sore subject, Brian :-)

To me, one of the major (and crucial) differences between desktop and web apps is that desktop apps can update themselves to reflect some “live” source of data. It’s exciting to see this type of functionality make its way (albeit very slow) to the web.

by: Brian Benzinger

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:10:18 +0000

It really is fascinating, John. It really is great to see something that is actually live and not involving plugins like Flash, Java, etc.

Man, why did you have to mention Chalk! I am so anxious to see that! Can’t wait to get my eyes on it.

by: John Zeratsky

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:06:06 +0000

Fascinating stuff! There’s been a lot of talk about (and a lot of action) using Ajax for data input and manipulation, but not much on the output side.

Live updating pages and other interfaces that “update themselves” are cool, and very useful. I think we’ll see a lot more of this in the near future.

(Keep your eyes on Chalk for a good example. I’ve seen it in action and it’s breathtaking.)

by: Snarkmarket

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:49:31 +0000

Another Peek Into the Mind of God

Watch in realtime as people add bookmarks to del.icio.us. (Via SolutionWatch.)…

by: Brian Benzinger

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:29:52 +0000

Yeah, I am glad you decided to make this as your example! I can’t stop going to it! Again, great work :)

by: Alex Bosworth

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:29:19 +0000

Hey thanks for checking it out. I made the LiveMarks demo just to show what I think is an interesting concept for how ajax applications will play out, but I actually use it every day to keep on top of top new links or just to relax and take a look of the stream of consciousness that is del.icio.us.

-Alex