Storm has created a wonderfully simple Ajax chat module which can function either as a live chat interface or a "graffiti board." There is a demo available for your chatting pleasure.
In the blog post that accompanies the module, Storm poses the question of whether Ajax applications can truly be "push" applications. It seems to me that Google's GTalk is an embodiment of an answer in the affirmative. However, since I'm not familiar with all the intricacies of GTalk, I'll invite readers to discuss the issue in the comments section. (Sadly, I can't embed the Ajax chat module right here in the blog post.)
Ajax chat and push vs. pull
Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Thanks for providing your link, Robert. As for Comet, to be honest, I wrote about it back in April (http://javascript.weblogsinc.com/2006/04/12/first-ajax-now-comet/) but then forgot about it (the term, that is). Thanks for knocking some sense into me.
Posted at 12:05PM on Aug 2nd 2006 by Amber Rhea
1. I wrote a similar article. There is source for download. (See the link where my name would be)
Ajax Push has been called Comet for several months. Unfortunately, the article I read that coined the term had no examples. After doing a quick Google search for "Ajax Push", it seems like people actually are doing something with it.
Posted at 11:57AM on Aug 2nd 2006 by Ajax Chat Room