There have been quite a few inititatives like POST, portletswap etc. to encourage people to submit their work in Portlets/Portal world but none really took off. More recently Liferay, a leading opensource Portal, started with “portal themes” contest which ended last month end. The idea was to build the graphic user interface “skins” which helps …
Jan
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Jan
19
Ajax Implementation – An Example
In my earlier post, “Are we ready to adopt Ajax to improve usability?“, I highlighted that best bet for the existing sites is to start small may be including an ajax based components or use ajax to validate form fields etc. Here is one of the example.
Jan
15
Google’s Personalized Homepage on Mobile
Google recently launched personalized homepage service for Mobile handsets after its success for desktops. This was announced soon after google made its mark in telecom industry by alliance with Motorola and being the default search engine with Opera Mini browser. The mobile homepage like for PC, will provide personalized information on one page with options …
Jan
15
Are we ready to adopt Ajax to improve usability?
There has been lot of talks about Ajax and usability with Ajax all set to change the user experience all over the Web. Nothing comes for free, if it has various advantages there are several disadvantages along with it. Advantages are pretty well known but lets look at the various disadvantages in terms of usability: …
Jan
11
OpenCms – Different Environments
Recently I was involved in one of the OpenCms implementations. My initial thought about the product was that it is not in match with some of the other products in market but after exploring a while I realized its potential and extensibility. In one of the recent post “From Vignette to OpenCms“, Apoorv pointed out …
Jan
07
Google on Motorola handsets
Days after Google announced to be default search engine with Opera Mini, Google has announced its alliance with Motorola handsets to enable easy access to search engine. Motorola will integrate a Google icon onto select devices so that users can connect directly to Google anytime, anywhere at the click of a button. These mass-market, Internet-optimized …
Jan
05
Google’s Mobile Search
Google, after proving on the Search front in Internet domain is all set to become default search engine on mobile phones. Google Inc.’s search features will be included within the Opera Mini as a default search engine, a new browser for cell phones due to launch this month. It will help Google gain more traction …
Jan
05
Welcome 2006
Year 2005 had been a happening year in Portals and Content Management domain. Google emerging and standing out from rest of the world growing many folds and exploring in different domains. We saw products like Google Talk, Google Desktop and side bar, Google earth etc. It has really picked up itself from now just being …
