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Wednesday, October 19, 2005  



Chalk - Web 2.0 Collaboration
http://blog.chalk.it/

For many of us, a piece of chalk represents a time in our lives when anything was possible. A time when we were learning, building, communicating and most importantly - having fun. So when they decided to create a great collaborative web application, it seemed like the perfect name. However, like back in school, their imaginations started to run rampant with ideas. It didn't take long for them to realize what they really wanted. Something that takes us back - not to the classroom or playground, but to a world where you can create and collaborate freely, with friends, colleagues or even strangers. Designers, programmers, writers, family, friends - anyone. We all want tools that make us more productive, especially when we're working in groups. Chalk gives any team an immediate, real time collaborative environment thats accessible from any computer in the world. Do you want to share your ideas, code or graphics instantaneously with others? Chalk is already changing the way they work, and we're sure it will for you. Oh, and did we mention Web 2.0 yet? Chalk communication is in real time, powered by the excellent Ruby on Rails and AJAX, and it's fully compatible with Internet Explorer 5+, Firefox, OmniWeb and Safari. Not to mention the excellent social features we're still adding such as buddy lists, instant messaging and even entire community hub - all without a single page refresh and just a mouse click away. The end product is almost ready. They have come a long way in a short time, but they are about to graduate (hopefully with honors!). We hope you'll be there at the ceremony so you can take Chalk for a test drive. Until then, sit tight and tell your friends - after all, thats what Chalk is all about, sharing. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracerâ„¢ Information Blog.

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