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. Explore the future of the standards-based web – join the conversation at MIX11.
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MIX11 Day 1 Keynotes
MIX11 day 1 keynotes featuring Dean Hachamovitch, Steven Sinofsky, and Scott Guthrie.
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DotNetNuke and Azure: Taking Your Business to the Cloud
Over the past couple of years, no technology has been hyped as much as the cloud, but even with so much hype, it is amazing how little is understood about its practical application in the enterprise. In this session, we will discuss the top 10 reasons why a business of any size should seriously consider...
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IE 10 Platform Preview 1: The Future of Adaptive Web Design
The increasing diversity of Web-capable form factors—from phones to tablets to televisions—makes it challenging to build HTML experiences that best use the available screen real estate. New CSS features under development like CSS3 Grid, Flexbox and Multi-column will give designers the capability to...
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Filling the HTML5 Gaps with Polyfills and Shims
Everyone wants to jump into HTML5 but how do you use the cool features of this new specification while ensuring older browsers render your web pages as expected? This is where polyfills and shims come in. In the session, you’ll learn how to use specially crafted JavaScript and CSS code that emulate...
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CSS3 Takes on the World
In the war chest of the web developer, there is Photoshop, HTML, JavaScript, and, of course, CSS. While CSS started off with a minor role, it is increasingly taking over. This session will review the latest and greatest of CSS3, how we can apply it to projects right now, what benefits can be had, and...
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Powering Data On the Web and Beyond with SQL Azure
This session will be jam-packed with demos and guidance on lighting up web experiences using SQL Azure, Microsoft’s suite of cloud database services. Using Visual Studio we’ll go through the steps to quickly architect cloud data-driven web user experiences in ASP.NET MVC3 that also scale for high volumes...
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WomenInTech with LegoSeriousPlay
Interested in doing something about the lack of women in technology? Join us for the fun, interactive luncheon where we'll use LEGOs as a medium for envisioning and implementing micro-actions. We provide the food and LEGOs, you provide the ideas. Sound like fun? Join us on Wednesday, April 13 during...
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Mashing Up Data On the Web and Windows Phone with Windows Azure DataMarket
Windows Azure DataMarket provides data sets from public and commercial data sources, spanning weather, sports, social media, financial and retail. With consistent data formats and licensing, and delivered via open protocols, DataMarket provides developers the ability to create innovative new applications...
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Windows Azure from Startup to Scale
As a consumer web startup, you spend a significant portion of your time raising awareness of your brand and driving traffic to your site. But, what happens when you succeed? How do you scale instantly from on-boarding 1 new user an hour to 1 new user every 5 seconds? MyWebCareer operates one of the...
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Walking the Razor’s Edge with DotNetNuke
WebMatrix is a new, free, web development tool from Microsoft that provides a suite of technologies that make it easier to develop websites. It enables a developer to start a new site by browsing and downloading a fully functional app template from an online gallery of web applications, or alternatively...
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New Technologies for Immersive Content Creation
We present two exciting technologies that greatly lower the barrier to creating rich, immersive content. “Rich Interactive Narratives” (RIN) enables weaving together compelling multimedia stories incorporating interactive technologies such as Photosynth, Bing Maps, and Pivot. “3D Scanning Using an Ordinary...