http://epoch.blogs.esria.com Discovering the future of Rich Internet Applications Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:07:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A big factor in the success of Rich Internet Applications is data visualization. Technologies like Flash and Flex are ideal for exploring innovative new ways to display data or to bring interactivity to traditionally static visualizations. The richness of these applications can make information easier to understand, and I'm always ... http://epoch.blogs.esria.com/2008/09/16/heatmap-component-for-adobe-flex/ I just finished putting together RokTok, a Flex mashup that combines Last.fm data with the Twitter Search API to discover what people are saying about their favorite musicians and bands. Though I had a lot of fun playing with particle systems and making them behave in interesting ways using the ... http://epoch.blogs.esria.com/2008/09/08/roktok-exploring-the-mate-framework-and-flint-particles-with-lastfm-and-twitter/ Between building experimental applications and components, imagining exciting data visualizations, and exploring new libraries and technologies, the R&D team at Esria hopes to push forward the cutting edge of Rich Internet Applications. The blog’s name, Epoch, means a distinctive date or period in history. We believe that RIAs and the technologies ... http://epoch.blogs.esria.com/2008/09/08/introducing-esrias-research-and-development-team/