Web 2.0 Articles

Security

  • Creating Accessible Web 2.0 Applications Using AXS
    By Brice Mason
    February 11, 2008
    Web developers are the ultimate communicators. We often are tasked with realizing the vision of an entire team whose job is to market, promote, and service their stakeholders. But what happens when your users are limited, or even excluded from, the experience you worked so hard to offer them? Whether it be a case of reduced vision, dexterity, or hearing, a growing percentage of users experience some form of barrier to accessibility. More...
  • Connect with Your Site Visitors Easily Using WIMZI
    by Robert Dempsey
    December 5, 2007
    In today's online world of Web 2.0 and social networking, when webizens visit a site they expect to be able to interact with other users, going beyond mere communication and creating true online relationships. To keep them coming back, a site must be interactive and allow users to connect with each other. WIMZI not only gives you all of that, but it also makes it easy for web developers to add that capability to the sites we build. More...
  • Leveraging Web 2.0 Collaboration for Good
    by Fred Stutzman
    December 4, 2007
    Blogs, wikis, and the various tools of social media define Web 2.0. In this article, Fred Stutzman shows how people are applying these tools to communicate and effectively collaborate in times of need. More...
  • Web 2.0 and the Electoral Process
    by Fred Stutzman
    November 27, 2007
    Over the past ten years, the internet has revolutionized political campaigns. In this article, Fred Stutzman looks at the various ways presidential candidates are applying Web 2.0 technologies to expand their interaction with voters. More...
  • Web 2.0 Confidentiality
    by Tim Heagarty
    Apr 30, 2007
    The ISO defines confidentiality as "ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access." In this article, security expert Tim Heagarty discusses confidentiality on the Web, with specific reference to Internet applications that utilize the OpenAIM API. More...
  • Web 2.0 Security
    by Tim Heagarty
    Oct 16, 2007
    Web 2.0 opens up a host of opportunities for security compromises. In the second article in his three-part series, security expert Tim Heagarty talks about the difficulties and risks related to data integrity within Web 2.0 applications. More...
  • Web 2.0 Availability
    by Tim Heagarty
    oct 17, 2007
    Web 2.0 opens up a host of opportunities for security compromises. In the third and final article in his three-part series, security expert Tim Heagarty talks about the difficulty of maintaining a high degree of availability for users of Web 2.0 applications.More...