Ajax powers user-directed mashups

Anonymous Reader writes “The subliminal message that most Ajax applications send out is the power of aggregation. Often, advantages of Ajax are described in terms of reducing round trip costs to the server. However, the real benefits will come when Ajax applications move beyond the stage of being simple portals to performing truly transparent client-side mashup. This article provides examples of successful Ajax applications that adopt the things that work best, and avoids the mistakes of others.”