FacebookCampToronto 5 and New Models of Web Application Development
There are two events now happening at MaRS on February 24th. FacebookCampToronto 5 is starting at 6pm, the event already has 221 confirmed guests on it’s Facebook event page, and before that, just announced today, Jay Goldman will give a talk on “New Models of Web Application Development”:
New Models of Web Application Development
The web is more interesting when you can build apps that easily interact with a myriad of sites and users out there that want to share information. But with the growing trends in social media applications also comes a growing list of market and technology rules that players from small start-ups and big corporations need to be aware of. With emerging technologies and common API frameworks such as OpenSocial currently being developed by a broad set of members of the web community, what’s the best approach to understanding how to build and connect to information all over the web? Join us as we explore how this emerging era of open standards and connected social networks is creating an exciting “free-range” digital content bonanza.
- Mashups: The promise of the API realized on the web
- How web applications can best be used in corporate enterprises using these emerging frameworks
- An overview of “Open” vs. “Walled” gardens and “Cathedral and The Bazaar“: What’s the model for web application development
- Case Study: Toronto Transit Commission – How MyTTC.ca shows a glimmer of what could be possible in an open environment
It also looks like there’s the opportunity to pick up some free O’Reilly books by attending as well, such as:
Speaking about Open Mashups and APIs as Web App Development Models » Jay Goldman.
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