From: luke <l.d.u.n.c.a.l.f.e@...> (dot)
Date: 2005-08-16T09:41:14+09:00
Subject: Re: New site built using Ruby on Rails


Nice one! I particularly like the 'Favourites' idea - seems a very
intelligent way of improving functionality and increasing the chance
visitors will come back (and probably more). Also points to an interesting
possibility for Ajax sites to implement a kind of 'native bookmarking'.



"David Teare" <dteare@tearesolutions.com> wrote in message
news:9160EFEF-2BD0-4AE7-8B96-9B5A11CF7F33@tearesolutions.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to introduce you to my latest site, palmsphere.com, which
> was built using 100%
> Ruby.  PalmSphere was created to provide an easy-to-use site for
> users to find and download
> applications for their mobile devices, like Palm, Pocket Pc, etc.  We
> were amazed at how easy
> RoR made application development and had enough time left over at the
> end of the project to
> implement Ajax in several places to make the user experience more
> natural and responsive.
>
> Please check out the site and tell us what you think.  Any thoughts
> or comments would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> --Dave.
>
>
>