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February 19th 2006, 09:38 PM
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1) Search engines don't support it. If all of the content of your web site is hidden behind javascript calls, there's no way for Google to discover it.

2) Doesn't support mobile devices. Cell phones, PDA's, and portable game consoles are starting to go online. Many of them don't support javascript.

3) While not a major use, AJAX applications probably won't work for blind people using text reader web browsers.

AJAX is useful for web applications, specific tasks that don't fit the 'page' model of the internet. Google Maps, for example, is an awesome use of AJAX.

Incorporating AJAX into a page-based web site like The Dink Network would not be very beneficial.