Comments on: Real-time web for retailers http://blog.prwd.co.uk/uncategorized/real-time-web-for-retailers Experts in usability, e-commerce and web development Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:17:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Knight http://blog.prwd.co.uk/uncategorized/real-time-web-for-retailers/comment-page-1#comment-4 Rob Knight Thu, 14 May 2009 10:59:27 +0000 http://blog.prwd.co.uk/?p=34#comment-4 XMPP isn't meant to replace HTTP completely, but it may be a better transport for real-time information in most cases. It's worth remembering that XMPP can be proxied over a HTTP connection anyway - but this is getting into the kind of stuff I want to talk about in my next post! I agree that the move to real-time is important, especially given that the web is currently not built for real-time communication at all. It works best for mostly static content that doesn't change much, enabling caching technologies to do most of the work. Real-time is a challenge because none of those technologies apply. XMPP isn’t meant to replace HTTP completely, but it may be a better transport for real-time information in most cases. It’s worth remembering that XMPP can be proxied over a HTTP connection anyway – but this is getting into the kind of stuff I want to talk about in my next post!

I agree that the move to real-time is important, especially given that the web is currently not built for real-time communication at all. It works best for mostly static content that doesn’t change much, enabling caching technologies to do most of the work. Real-time is a challenge because none of those technologies apply.

]]> By: Gerson http://blog.prwd.co.uk/uncategorized/real-time-web-for-retailers/comment-page-1#comment-2 Gerson Wed, 13 May 2009 08:04:04 +0000 http://blog.prwd.co.uk/?p=34#comment-2 Interesting article. I found this from a search for "real time web" after reading this article: <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/introduction_to_the_real_time_web.php" rel="nofollow">Introduction to the Real Time Web</a>, published yesterday also. Many interesting companies and individuals are talking about this! Will real time technologies like XMPP ever replace the traditional HTTP-based web though? It's a big change from the old methods. Interesting article. I found this from a search for “real time web”
after reading this article: Introduction to the Real Time Web, published yesterday also.
Many interesting companies and individuals are talking about this!
Will real time technologies like XMPP ever replace the traditional
HTTP-based web though? It’s a big change from the old methods.

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