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Originally Posted by sarbogast
Not sure that DZone is the best use case for a desktop app. I mean, I really belive in the potential of RIA to replace a whole lot of operation-centric web apps. But for data-centric sites like DZone, I'm not convinced that there is really a need, other than just a technical demontration. Unless we're very very creative and think of a whole new way to do tech watch :P
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I am always more interested in the ACTIVE community members than the PASSIVE ones, who only consume data. If it is only to watch the data, then I can agree that an RSS reader will certainly suffice.
DZone is about community, however, and I feel we should be willing to go to great lengths to make the experience better for the active participants. Here's some of the kind of stuff I was thinking:
- Easy access to dynamic graphs of the activity of your own links, or links you want to watch
- Simplified voting
- Integrated private message management
- Alerts for links on your preferred keywords/tags
- Integrated Jabber functionality (for those who want it)
- Simplified image uploading and posting
- Integrated viewer for streaming media (a big part of 2008 for us)
Heck, I know I would use this if it was available!
Rick