AJAX

Google Now Indexing Facebook for Comments {3}

This article brings to light that Google is now indexing all pages that are using AJAX and JavaScript.  This effect will be very noticeable for sites such as FaceBook that use these technologies for comments.  Essentially this will mean that any comments you make on Facebook in the public forums are now indexed.  This will [...]

AJAX, not as promising as it looked like. {1}

With the recent increase in Bandwidth size one thing that did not get a boost was Ajax. There was an expected boost in performance when bandwidth sizes would get better and this would have happened to benefit Ajax style applications, but this is not the case. The major problem is dealing with the fact that [...]

Google Now Indexes Facebook Comments: Paranoid Can Relax {4}

Do you ever want to search for some specific comments of some Facebook users? If yes, Google makes your dream come true. How? Google is now indexing AJAX and JavaScript content, which means pages that use this programming, for example, Facebook comments, are now open to being searched. Then, some strangers can search your comments on [...]

AJAX Exploitation used to bypass security Filters! {1}

Researchers have detected a new exploit, this time using AJAX or “Asynchronous JavaScript and XML” to meet their insidious ends.  “Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a method of building interactive applications for the Web that process user requests immediately. Ajax combines several programming tools including JavaScript, dynamic HTML (DHTML), Extensible Markup Language (XML), cascading [...]

Speed Matters {0}

Summary: This article basically talks about the performance gains that an AJAX enabled website offers. The author interviewed two developers and one was quoted saying, “It’s not so much about technology as it about the way you think about building your Website. AJAX is about being able to deliver a more dynamic experience to your [...]

Not your mother’s AJAX {0}

The article I researched has to do with AJAX and its benefits in the web applications developing industry. This article was written several years ago when AJAX was first introduced but promised readers and developers that AJAX was the way to go when developing web application interfaces. I chose this article as it served the [...]

JavaScript Causes Security Concerns {0}

Websites have become more interactive thanks to JavaScript, but many are concerned that this scripting language can cause so security issues. Web 2.0 has allowed Websites to create a better user experience, and JavaScript takes advantage of this. Malicious JavaScript and Web site security flaws can lead to a security attack. JavaScript is a scripting [...]

AJAX Not So Bad {0}

Summary: This article is about the waves that AJAX is making at the enterprise level of development. AJAX is a client side object oriented toolkit that Microsoft provides to its developers. In Visual Studio it has drag and droppable components that allow for very sophisticated and modern website design. AJAX stnads for Asynchronus Javascript and [...]

Dr. Techo Junky {3}

The article titled “Healthcare 2.0″ discusses how Web 2.0 has been integrated into our healthcare system. One example is where medical videos are shared by physicians on websites like askdrwiki.com. Blogs are also used by healthcare professionals in education by sharing some real life cases. This sounds like it would be breaking some privacy act, [...]