5 Big Real-Time Web Trends of 2009 by Samuel Axon, Mashable (Dec 27)
2009 was the year for the real-time web thanks largely to Twitter.
+ Google real-time results
+ Aggregating news as it happens thanks to the new protocol pubsubhubbub developed by Google. "It creates a hub that receives updates in real-time from the content host and immediately pushes those updates out to subscribers. The benefit: published items from websites the instant they’re posted, not several minutes later."
+ Real-time social: Facebook and Friendfeed - after acquiring FriendFeed, Facebook is as real-time as Twitter. "Not only will users be able to stay connected to their friends at a second’s notice, they’ll also be able to use Facebook as a resource to tap the zeitgeist for insight just like they already could on Twitter."
+ Real-time on the Go: Cuil and BNO News - these are real-time iPhone apps - "Cuil, the app for the search engine founded by two Google alums, and BNO News, a breaking news app with push notifications. The former gives streaming search results that you can flip through like cards as they come. The latter sends you push notifications the instant major news stories hit."
+ Collaboration without delay: Google Wave - it's early yet but Google Wave applications could make email real-time.
Posted by Gwen at December 29, 2009 02:51 PM