MIX is a gathering of developers, designers, UX experts and business
professionals creating the most innovative and profitable consumer sites
on the web. Sessions range from technical, code-based topics to expert
advice on content strategy, usability and design.
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The Future of IE
Join a discussion about the future roadmap for Internet Explorer. We present an overview of the direction we envision beyond IE7, hear from some industry experts about what they'd like us to do, and then hold an open discussion panel to take your input to help shape the future of IE.
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The Future of Media and the Web
Open syndication formats and protocols, the rise of user-generated content, and advances in digital media technology are all changing the way that people incorporate media into their lifestyles. The changes give consumers more choice about how they mix and mash their media, and create new opportunities...
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Lessons from the Trenches: Engineering Great AJAX Experiences
Explore the challenges and lessons learned developing the Windows Live and Gadgets Web client frameworks powering Windows Live, Hotmail (Kahuna beta), Spaces, and more. This technical talk presents design and architectural considerations for building interactive AJAX-like sites. See how componentization,...
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Building an Interactive Community Platform with ASP.NET
In this session, we explore how Microsoft technologies can be used to build a cutting-edge "sticky" community platform with .NET. See examples of how RSS is used in new and creative ways, such as "secure" RSS, dynamic RSS search feeds, and aggregate blogs, in addition to real-world uses of AJAX to simply...
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Beyond The Browser
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Vice President, eHome division) hosts this overview of your options for boosting revenues by building "sticky" experiences that follow the user outside the browser, into the living room and on the go. Some of the specific technologies that will be discussed include: RSS, the...
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The Digital Home: Designing for the Ten-Foot User Interface
Delivering compelling content to television sets around the Digital Home presents new design challenges for consumer content. Join us to learn more about best practices for creating new "ten foot" user interfaces for experiences on Windows Media Center and on Xbox 360.
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Extending Your Experience to the Office
The Microsoft Office applications are some of the most widely used applications on the planet. Learn how your content and services can reach your users while they work. Topics include: developing to the Office "12" Open XML document format, extending the Office UI, connecting with RSS feeds, and integrating...
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Building Location-Centric Services with Virtual Earth
As content and services are delivered to customers in more locations, on more devices, users are expecting information to be more tailored to their context and more relevant not to just "What" they are looking for, but "Where". Microsoft's Alex Daley hosts this session exploring ways to reach customers...