Providing that special touch

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a group of inter-related web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications.  Most of the interactive content is produced using a combination of Ajax techniques. AJAX is asynchronous in that extra data is requested from the server and loaded in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. 

This can come in handy with loading of full pictures from thumbnails, with fading content and other beautiful effects as demonstrated through other pages on this website.  AJAX is a core part of the Web 2.0 concept and provides for a much more robust interactive experience for browsing.  Take a look at another sample implementation of AJAX by clicking the top panel of this page.

W2Beyond:Ajax