This article is a good high level summary. The key rule for me is number 2: Organizations must have a dedicated social media evangelist. Social media is just about talking to your customers. If you don’t have someone in your organisation with some authority and access to decision makers to fulfil this role, then you [...]
John Papa did a demo of this impressive 3D house build Silverlight application at the MIX11 Keynote. Microsoft have released the source code for this as a free download. The quality of the rendering is certainly impressive and it seems they are making 3D support a cornerstone of the benefits of using Sliverlight 5 when [...]
This site was demo’d at the MIX11 conference showcasing the capabilities of HTML5 video, canvas and Silverlight, all working in perfect harmony in the super fast IE9 browser. Check this page out for the ability to flick between multiple camera angles in the same video footage. This is interesting, as I haven’t seen this before. [...]
Nigel Parker from Microsoft gave a fantastic talk at the MIX11 conference regarding HTML5 video (and audio). What does that mean? Well, the HTML5 specification, which is supported by newer browsers, contains a new tag which allows you to play video and audio in the browser, without requiring a plug-in such as Flash. This not [...]
Thomas Fennel from Microsoft at MIX11 talking about AlphaJax as an example of push notifications and tile updates. Thanks for the mention Thomas, and it was great to meet you.
This is a comprehensive demo of the new version of Windows Phone 7, due to ship in October 2011.
As Windows Phone 7 developers, what we really wanted to know was when would we get a new version of the operating system, and what would we get. There are obviously a number of features and capabilities that are missing compared with other mobile platforms. Well, we’re going to get the developer tools next month [...]
These sites showcase the capabilities of HTML5, providing opportunities for rich web applications without the need for plug-ins like Flash or Silverlight.