Web 2.0 Articles

Porting your Facebook App to Bebo
by Blake Commagere
June 6, 2008
Several Facebook developers have still not ported their apps to Bebo despite the ease with which it can be done. The team at Bebo has gone to great pains to ensure that porting your app from Facebook to Bebo is very, very little work. Given that you can access Bebo's audience of 80 million users by spending just a little time on it, you should begin your port immediately - my applications (Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves & Slayers) took me about 9 hours total to port over. Here's a quick guide to help you get started. More...-
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...
» Submitted by Developer Network on July 17, 2007 - 11:06am.
