"The Next Web." "The Next Generation Web."

What the hell is that, anyway? Just another buzzword? More "marketing techno-babble?"

I like to think of it as "Web 2.5." It ameliorates the technical innovations that drove the Web 2.0 movement and really takes them to the next level. If you consider the impact that AJAX has had on the way web applications are built, essentially making them behave more like desktop applications, next generation Web applications look and feel like desktop applications as well. In the Microsoft world, the technologies that are driving this evolution are Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight and the incredible advances in ASP.NET.

If you live in or near St. Louis, I encourage you to register for a great seminar we're going to be holding on Wednesday, June 11th at the Microsoft offices to talk about the next generation of the Web and how these technologies will play into it. You will take part in a technical exploration of the latest technologies Microsoft has to offer, and how you can take advantage of those technologies to provide a truly next-generation user experience in you Windows and web client applications. During the seminar, Mike Henderson from Pluralsight will guide you on a technical walkthrough of each technology, demonstrate the technologies' capabilities, and show the tools and techniques used to provide those capabilities.

Seating will be limited for this event, so I highly encourage you to register today if you would like to attend.