ajax im
Ajax, Chat, PHP February 16th, 2008
ajax im (”asynchronous javascript and xml instant messenger”) is a browser-based instant messaging client. It uses AJAX to create a near real-time IM environment that can be used in conjunction with community, intranet, and social websites. No refreshing of the page is ever needed for this “web application” to work, as everything is updated in real-time via JavaScript.
In versions 2 and up, no XML is actually used (instead, it has been replaced with “JSON”), but for brand purposes, the name has been kept. It still uses the XMLHTTPRequest object, so the name does hold some validity.