Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Hi All, I've got an idea that I would like to see what'ya all think about. I have a need to publish some information across my Intranets. I was thinking about a message center where the message center pod would read from a global RSS file and display information as needed. However I would like to push that information to users as a popup or something. I'm a little hesitant to force a user to see a popup while they may be working on say a contact record. So I was thinking of creating a MSN like message window that will popup in the right corner of their screen. A 5x5 pixel flash window will run a webservice that reads from the feeds per site at a set interval. The interval could be set by the user in their control pod. What are your thoughts, does anyone see anything wrong with something like this. Do you think they may find it annoying? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197846 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
You can actually do this with a Flash app. -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Hi All, I've got an idea that I would like to see what'ya all think about. I have a need to publish some information across my Intranets. I was thinking about a message center where the message center pod would read from a global RSS file and display information as needed. However I would like to push that information to users as a popup or something. I'm a little hesitant to force a user to see a popup while they may be working on say a contact record. So I was thinking of creating a MSN like message window that will popup in the right corner of their screen. A 5x5 pixel flash window will run a webservice that reads from the feeds per site at a set interval. The interval could be set by the user in their control pod. What are your thoughts, does anyone see anything wrong with something like this. Do you think they may find it annoying? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197850 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Make it so when they log in, it lists the subjects of the messages they need to read, with a button at the bottom of the page that lets them bypass and hit the main landing page. On the main landing page, you can have a small box that reads You have messages, and they click on it to go back to the list of messages? Bryan F. Hogan wrote: Hi All, I've got an idea that I would like to see what'ya all think about. I have a need to publish some information across my Intranets. I was thinking about a message center where the message center pod would read from a global RSS file and display information as needed. However I would like to push that information to users as a popup or something. I'm a little hesitant to force a user to see a popup while they may be working on say a contact record. So I was thinking of creating a MSN like message window that will popup in the right corner of their screen. A 5x5 pixel flash window will run a webservice that reads from the feeds per site at a set interval. The interval could be set by the user in their control pod. What are your thoughts, does anyone see anything wrong with something like this. Do you think they may find it annoying? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197851 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
If you're talking about the MSN like window it can be done, but first I'll have to buy a new Flash Projector then have an extra install right? I was going to do the same thing that MSN Messenger does with their web version. I wrote a C# browser for their Intranet's, I guess I can use that to do it, but I would like to keep the separation from the web and the browser, I guess I could still have the custom browser read from a webservice if their connected and go that way. Sorry I'm thinking out loud. -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets You can actually do this with a Flash app. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197852 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Right, I was going to include that. They already have an outlook today like landing page. The only problem is they can set their start page to any component page they choose. I am going to include the message center pod, but I still need to push it to them also. -Original Message- From: Alex Sherwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:25 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Make it so when they log in, it lists the subjects of the messages they need to read, with a button at the bottom of the page that lets them bypass and hit the main landing page. On the main landing page, you can have a small box that reads You have messages, and they click on it to go back to the list of messages? ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197853 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Similar idea. I was thinking Zinc 2 (http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/). It'll convert a SWF to an EXE and has options you are looking for. -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets If you're talking about the MSN like window it can be done, but first I'll have to buy a new Flash Projector then have an extra install right? I was going to do the same thing that MSN Messenger does with their web version. I wrote a C# browser for their Intranet's, I guess I can use that to do it, but I would like to keep the separation from the web and the browser, I guess I could still have the custom browser read from a webservice if their connected and go that way. Sorry I'm thinking out loud. -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets You can actually do this with a Flash app. ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197855 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
look at Central yet? On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:03:39 -0500, Bryan F. Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I've got an idea that I would like to see what'ya all think about. I have a need to publish some information across my Intranets. I was thinking about a message center where the message center pod would read from a global RSS file and display information as needed. However I would like to push that information to users as a popup or something. I'm a little hesitant to force a user to see a popup while they may be working on say a contact record. So I was thinking of creating a MSN like message window that will popup in the right corner of their screen. A 5x5 pixel flash window will run a webservice that reads from the feeds per site at a set interval. The interval could be set by the user in their control pod. What are your thoughts, does anyone see anything wrong with something like this. Do you think they may find it annoying? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197857 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Yeah, it's a great idea if I was using a Flash Application. However all of my stuff is accessed traditionally or via their Intranet desktop browser. My option without adding more complexity to the application with other plugins is to either you a C# component in the browser or DHTML since they can access it by the web also. I appreciate your information, it's a great idea with a Flash app. However I think the 5x5 pixel Flash that calls the DHTML is the way to implement it in my case. -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:40 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Similar idea. I was thinking Zinc 2 (http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/). It'll convert a SWF to an EXE and has options you are looking for. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197858 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Not to start a war, but no way! -Original Message- From: Douglas Knudsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets look at Central yet? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197859 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
The idea behind Central is great, but the implementation sucks. Who wants to build an application that gets dwarfed by its container... @@ two cents, Kevin -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Not to start a war, but no way! -Original Message- From: Douglas Knudsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets look at Central yet? ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197861 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
FYI. It's not that hard to embed a flash movie in a C++ container and control is through FSCommand. Also, its more lightweight because you only need to include the functionality that you want. This app is a flash file in a C++ container and I'm implementing the MSN style popup in the next week. On a side note, you can also accomplish this with DHTML... Cheers, Kevin -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:40 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Similar idea. I was thinking Zinc 2 (http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/). It'll convert a SWF to an EXE and has options you are looking for. -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets If you're talking about the MSN like window it can be done, but first I'll have to buy a new Flash Projector then have an extra install right? I was going to do the same thing that MSN Messenger does with their web version. I wrote a C# browser for their Intranet's, I guess I can use that to do it, but I would like to keep the separation from the web and the browser, I guess I could still have the custom browser read from a webservice if their connected and go that way. Sorry I'm thinking out loud. -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets You can actually do this with a Flash app. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197861 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
I agree, I was looking for peoples thoughts on the annoyance factor. I know what the options for implementation are. Thanks for you reply though. -Original Message- From: Kevin Aebig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets FYI. It's not that hard to embed a flash movie in a C++ container and control is through FSCommand. Also, its more lightweight because you only need to include the functionality that you want. This app is a flash file in a C++ container and I'm implementing the MSN style popup in the next week. On a side note, you can also accomplish this with DHTML... Cheers, ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197862 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
If I were running an intranet - no question would I run an entrprise messenger like MSN w/ gateways etc. (jabber) I would look for a client that would be able to do what you want it today. no advice there sorry. but on my mind, so someday I'll take a look at the options. - Original Message - From: Connie DeCinko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:39 AM Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Similar idea. I was thinking Zinc 2 (http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/). It'll convert a SWF to an EXE and has options you are looking for. -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets If you're talking about the MSN like window it can be done, but first I'll have to buy a new Flash Projector then have an extra install right? I was going to do the same thing that MSN Messenger does with their web version. I wrote a C# browser for their Intranet's, I guess I can use that to do it, but I would like to keep the separation from the web and the browser, I guess I could still have the custom browser read from a webservice if their connected and go that way. Sorry I'm thinking out loud. -Original Message- From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets You can actually do this with a Flash app. ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197898 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
I've been praying that some of these smart flash guys would actually build one that can be implemented into an Intranet, but as of yet haven't found one that is a nice fit. -Original Message- From: Eric Dawson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets If I were running an intranet - no question would I run an entrprise messenger like MSN w/ gateways etc. (jabber) I would look for a client that would be able to do what you want it today. no advice there sorry. but on my mind, so someday I'll take a look at the options. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197900 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
Gush (instant messenger / news reader) http://www.2entwine.com/ Jabber Flash API http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabberflash http://voisen.org/archives/2003/04/announcing_jabber_component_suite_for_flash.php - Original Message - From: Bryan F. Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:53 PM Subject: RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets I've been praying that some of these smart flash guys would actually build one that can be implemented into an Intranet, but as of yet haven't found one that is a nice fit. -Original Message- From: Eric Dawson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets If I were running an intranet - no question would I run an entrprise messenger like MSN w/ gateways etc. (jabber) I would look for a client that would be able to do what you want it today. no advice there sorry. but on my mind, so someday I'll take a look at the options. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197914 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Push Information to Users Across Intranets
as of yet haven't found one that is a nice fit Out of the ones below you either have to write your own or is too big. These are all options for those who would like to spend the time implementing or want a huge stand-alone application. :-) -Original Message- From: Eric Dawson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 5:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Push Information to Users Across Intranets Gush (instant messenger / news reader) http://www.2entwine.com/ Jabber Flash API http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabberflash http://voisen.org/archives/2003/04/announcing_jabber_component_suite_for_fla sh.php ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197915 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
