[Webpub] [MMBUG_Announce] Reminder :: Meeting Wednesday :: Web 2.0 Interfaces

[by way of Susan Curran <scurran@mit.edu>]

I thought this might be of interest to MIT web developers.

-Susan

Topic:         Web 2.0 Interfaces: The Future of Design
Speaker:       Joshua Porter
Date:          Wednesday, September 14
Time:          6:00 - 8:00 PM
Cost:          Free
Where:         MIT Tang Center     <------------- Note new location!
                AKA Building E51
                70 Memorial Drive
                Room E51-151
                http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg


Web 2.0, the Web as Platform, is transforming web application development. 
With the ability to access public application programming interfaces, 
designers are getting their hands on amazing free content like Google Maps, 
weather updates, and traffic information and combining them to create 
helpful new interfaces.

These rich internet applications were not possible 1 year ago. Thanks to 
new technologies and approaches like RSS, folksonomies, and Ajax, designers 
are entering a period of intense creativity and change. Find out how Web 
2.0 will change your application design for the better.


Joshua Porter is the Director of Web Development at User Interface 
Engineering, a leading research firm in usability and online behavior.  He 
blogs on both Brain Sparks ( http://www.uie.com/brainsparks ) and bokardo.com.