Popfly, Microsoft;s latest Internet mash-up advancement device the provider launched in alpha kind on Could 18, isn;t certainly like Yahoo Pipes. It;s extra like Yahoo Pipes for mere mortals.To determine what Popfly looks like, take a look at this collection of Microsoft Popfly screen shots.Popfly, the item formerly codenamed “Springfield,” is “for the class of people who don;t want to program — they want to create,” said Item Manager Dan Fernandez.“Yahoo Pipes is extra about using syndicated data. This (Popfly) is about making application development extra social,” Fernandez said.Popfly is designed to allow non-professional programmers and hobbyists to build mash-ups,
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Windows 7 Ultimate, HTML or Microsoft Silverlight (Microsoft;s Flash alternative) to display their creations. (Popfly was built in Silverlight.)Microsoft has begun distributing a few Popfly alpha invitations and plans to allow the initial group of testers to distribute additional invitations virally. Microsoft plans to make Popfly available for free; some third-party building blocks may require a subscription fee. Some blocks will be restricted to non-commercial use only, the enterprise said.Currently,
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