Riding the Storm
Major Upgrade to MuseStorm - Ajax now supported
We’ve been working hard for the past two months to add support for Web (AJAX/Javascript) applications, and now we are glad to announce it’s here!
The MuseStorm Javascript components allow anyone with basic Javascript knowledge to add dynamic capabilites to Web pages and applications.
You can now add Google Web and Image search, EBay auctions, Amazon books data, Technorati blogs search, del.icio.us bookmarks search, Flickr photos, YouTube videos and more to a Web application by incorporating the MuseStorm components. No AJAX or XML knowledge is needed!
The components are built using JSON so no proxy is needed on the server side.
We hope this helps more people to create great Web applications. Let’s see what you can do!
Ori
MuseStorm Widgets
Yes, we’ve got Widgets.
Widgets are small mini-applications that you can plant on your Blog or Web site.
Using the same MuseStorm technology that enables us to provide AJAX components that access different Web APIs and any RSS feed, we’ve created a wide array of widgets that you can place anywhere on your Web page.
You can see an example of a widget right here on the blog’s sidebar - it pulls news about “widgets” from Google’s News API.
Check out the Widgets page here
The widgets use JSON (Javascript Object Notation) so there is no problem to use them on any Web page. We officially support IE 5.5+, Firefox 1.5+, Avant 10.1+ and Safari 2.0+, but they should work practically anywhere.
We have more Widgets coming soon, so stay tuned and start “widgeting” you Web pages!
MuseStorm Upgrade - More Goodies
We’ve been quiet ever since our launch in March. The reason was we wanted to add a bunch of functionality that required a slight change to the API. We also wanted to make sure the system is stable and can handle the extra load.
Well, it’s time to make some noise…
MuseStorm now provides services that allow Flash developers to
* Easily access Flickr, Google, eBay, Amazon, YouTube, del.icio.us, and Technorati.
* Read RSS feeds
* Store information in the MuseStorm database
And all this without having to learn web services, APIs, XML, RSS, SQL, etc. It really is that simple!
so give it a try and let us know what you think
Digg Power
Today, one day after the launch, our Creating an AJAX Homepage - step-by step guide made it to the Digg home page.
It drove lots of traffic and generated tons of interest and comments both on Digg and in the tutorial itself. We honestly didn’t expect that much attention (but the servers held their ground..)
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Hello World
Hi everybody, it’s finally time to launch MuseStorm.
We worked hard to make MuseStorm the easiest way to create killer Web apps out there - hope you agree. There is still a long way to go, of course, but we believe there is already enough good stuff to jusitfy our claim
Currently we focus on Flash developers, but we are getting ready to roll-out support for AJAX dudes as well so hold your breath.
Looking forward to hear from you (either here or in the forums), and let’s get this show on the road!
Ori