CNN Politics Election Center
Date : 2008 01 09 Category : Tech & Development
AjaxianThe primaries and caucuses are here, and people want their information. CNN has an Election Center to give you that information, and it has an Ajax flavour this year:
PLAIN TEXT HTML:<script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/scripts/prototype.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/scripts/scriptaculous.js?load=effects" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/StorageManager.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/csiManager.js"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/main.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/election/politicsSF.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/election/electionCommon.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/ad_head0.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/cnn_adspaces/cnn_adspaces.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/js/2.0/ad_head0.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/cnn_adspaces/cnn_adspaces.js"></script>
Note the duplicate adspaces.js :)
There were features I was hoping to see that I didn't. When the results were coming in it would be nice of them to (maybe using Comet) update the page when new content came in, and updating the time (1 minute ago doesn't make as much sense if it doesn't change).
The use of Ajax itself is subtle throughout. There are lots of in place loading, lightboxes, subtle animations as you go through tabs, and more.
