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I just read on the IE Team's Blog that Internet Explorer 7 will have native support for XMLHttpRequest and a rebuilt, windowless select element. This is huge! Native XMLHttpRequest means no more ActiveX security issues. And a windowless select element? Finally, we might have proper layering and styling. Fingers crossed these features make it into Beta 2! Read More

I've been experimenting with the AJAX Tagger and integrated it with Wikipedia to generate related article links. It's pretty quick, generating relevant links in about a minute. There's a minor issue where sometimes the links point to Yahoo search results instead of directly to Wikipedia, which I'm investigating. I'm also looking for feedback on how to order the tags and related documents, so feel free to email me or leave a comment. Read More

I'm looking for user feedback on the next version of the AJAX Tagger. Specifically, I'd like to know if users would prefer to have the option of placing Technorati tags inline with the blog post content, or if they prefer the current method of listing them at the end. Inline placement could be problematic because the Yahoo Term Extraction API sometimes uses phrases not found in the post itself. Read More

I'm developing the next version of the AJAX Tagger and need your input! Currently, it enhances blog posts by linking to related blogs on Technorati. For the next version, I'm wondering if you'd prefer it to link to other sources like IceRocket or even Wikipedia. Let me know where you'd find automatic tag links most valuable. Read More

I'm excited to share a bunch of new videos on Channel 9, offering tons of insights into Windows Vista! Check out discussions with Rob Franco's team on IE 7 security, Steve Ball on audio enhancements, and Abolade Gbadegesin's team on networking. Even more videos are available on Channel 9's forum. Read More

I just got my first comment from a stranger, Gaby de Wilde, on my AJAX Tagger! He even used it on his site. I'm grateful for the feedback and plan to incorporate his suggestions in the next version. Check out his blog to see it in action, and please send me any feedback you have! Read More

I previously complained about a click-related bug on Start.com. I'm pleased to report that the Start.com team responded to my email, explaining they're overloaded but plan to fix the issue by replacing the "mouse down" event with a "mouse up" event. I'm happy with their response. Here are links to my previous posts about this issue. Read More

I heard back from the Start.com team at MSN regarding the feedback I sent earlier. I'll share more details tomorrow, along with a couple of other posts I've been working on. Thanks to Venkat and Hadi for their responses. Read More

I'm really interested in ATLAS (AJAX), but I need to prioritize my time. I can't afford to get sidetracked by this project right now, especially since it's not .Net-based and my current work focuses on .Net. Read More

The MSN Search API is now available. I haven't explored it fully yet, but here are some useful links: Why MSN Search?, the MSN Search API download, the SOAP service description, and the developer registration form (requires a .Net Passport). The API appears to be a SOAP service, so I'll likely need to create a proxy for direct calls. The download includes documentation and sample projects. You'll need an application ID, similar to Yahoo's. If you know how to use SOAP with JavaScript, please email me! Read More

I'm trying to be more diligent about documentation, but PDC distractions and the new MSN Search API have me sidetracked. The API's SOAP format and seeming redundancy with existing RSS search options make me question its value. Maybe I'll integrate it into AJAXTagger v2 if I can avoid feature creep. Check out my blog for MSN Search and Start.com developer program resources. Read More

I'm still waiting for a response from Start.com regarding my UI improvement suggestion. Even though Robert Scoble mentioned their quick response to feedback, I haven't heard anything about my suggestion to improve the functionality of the close ("x") button on content panes. I've sent an email and even blogged about it, but no luck so far. Hopefully, they'll address it soon! Read More

Microsoft's Start.com has launched a new developer API, possibly using the ATLAS framework (precursor to ASP.NET AJAX). It seems to focus on creating JavaScript-based "Gadgets," similar to RSS consumers, that need to be hosted on a server. The API also requires enabling cross-domain data sources in Internet Explorer, a topic I've discussed previously. Read More

Yahoo! Publisher Network (YPN) now offers ad category targeting, similar to Google AdSense. This feature allows publishers to specify categories for their ads, resulting in more relevant ads for their audience. I'm excited about the potential of this for my own site and hope Google implements a similar feature in AdSense. I'm even considering incorporating this into future versions of AjaxTagger. Read More

Testing out w.Bloggar and RSS Bandit integration for automated blog post commenting. Excited about the potential! Read More

This post compares the query limits of free search APIs from different providers. It highlights that MSN Search API reportedly allows up to 10,000 queries per day, but whether that limit is per API or in total is still unclear. The post also notes that Google's Search API allows 1,000 queries per day, Yahoo's APIs allow 5,000 queries per API per day, and Amazon's allows a generous 86,400 queries per day (calculated as 1 query per second). More investigation is needed to confirm the exact limit for MSN. Read More

I'm still confused about OPML. I know it's for sharing blog subscriptions, but I don't see the practical benefit for me or my readers. Even after checking resources and looking for OPML enthusiasts like Robert Scoble and Dave Winer, I'm still lost. Technorati's Blog Finder wasn't much help either. Wikipedia had the best explanation, but I still need to figure out how to actually use OPML. Read More

I just noticed that when I went to any of the pages on my site that have been linked from my main blog, then the title wasn't appearing at the top of the page, only the page URL.Thanks to my [AJAX Tagger ](http://www.kinlan.co.uk/AjaxExperiments/AjaxTag)for pointing this out :) Read More

I just learned that getting listed on Technorati's Blog Search requires configuring a claim and adding 20 keywords/tags, even if those tags aren't used on my blog. I question the need for this outdated method, given Technorati already has access to blog tags and cross-referencing data. Read More

I've added a new search feature to my site that uses the Yahoo API to find related articles based on keywords. You can test it out at http://www.kinlan.co.uk/AjaxExperiments/AjaxTag. It's a work in progress, but more features are coming soon! Read More