Google I/O 2010 Keynote (Live Blogging)

Posted by walter.roth on May 19, 2010 in Events, Live Blogging | 1 comment Google I/O Wednesday 05/19/10 Thurs keynote starts at 8:30 am … I/O stands for the first thing a developer learns, and also Innovation and Open … Keynote: The web grown up All other platforms have declined, the Internet continues to double … Its incredibly important 2004 Ajax was introduced People started to not just publish pages but also applications Now, web applications are...
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The Big Picture and How to Get Started re: Google API’s (Live Blogging #iobootcamp)

Posted by walter.roth on May 18, 2010 in API'S, Live Blogging, SweatInvesting | 0 comments The Big Picture and How to Get Started Speaker: Jeff Scudder & Eric Bidelman The number of APIs made available for Google products has exploded from a handful to a slew! Get the big picture on what is possible with the APIs for everything from YouTube, to Spreadsheets, to Search, to Translate. We’ll go over a few tools to help you get started and the things these APIs share in...
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Google Chrome Extensions 101 (Live blogging Google I/O Bootcamp 2010)

Posted by walter.roth on May 18, 2010 in Events, Live Blogging | 0 comments Building Google Chrome Extensions 101 What is a browser extension? Ways to add niche functionality to a browser that people want. What do you build extensions with? HTL, CSS and JavaScript Lots of things you’ll get for free in extensions … Local storage (key value pairs) Storing preferences and settings Geolocation api (lets browser tell you where the device is running) WebGL (standard...
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Google I/O 2010 Boot Camp Live Blogging (Social 101 Session BUZZ)

Posted by walter.roth on May 18, 2010 in Events, Live Blogging, Social, SweatInvesting | 0 comments Google I/O Bootcamp Notes #iobootcamp on twitter 05/18/10 Introduction to Google Buzz Speaker: Will Norris Google Buzz allows users to share updates, photos, videos and more from right inside of Gmail or using the new developer APIs. This session will provide a high-level view of the APIs available for interacting with Buzz, and the open protocols they are built on. Social 101: Buzz The...
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Live blogging Google I/O from Android

Posted by walter.roth on May 18, 2010 in Events, Live Blogging | 1 comment Tomorrow is Googl the I/O. Today I am attending its Boot Camp. This post marks the first time I am using a mobile apparently to post to WordPress. I will most Likely use my MacBook Pro for more posts, bu I could not resist starting off with the new a Droid phone Google gifted to me! Update: Ok, I’m now editing from my MacBook pro. I love my Android but still am not thrilled with...
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Live Blogging VMForce Announcment (Salesforce/VMware)

Posted by walter.roth on Apr 27, 2010 in Announcements, Events, Feeds, Live Blogging, SaaS, Social, SweatInvesting | 0 comments SweatInvestor Walter Roth blogged about Salesforce.com’s and VMware’s joint announcment: VMforce from his personal blog.  Below are a few highlights. Notes: Salesforce and VMware announcement; VMforce You can also watch the recording of this event at: http://www.vmforce.com MC gets up to set the stage and to introduce the CEOs … Just focus on your expertise. Someone who...
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