Shortly after I got back from MIX08 I gave a brown-bag presentation at my previous work titled "Silverlight for Agencies." The presentation was based off my "Silverlight for Designers" talk that I gave at the Boise Code Camp, but modifed to include less how-to examples and more demos to illustrate how Silverlight could be used and sold. Below is the follow-up email I sent around to managers and co-workers shortly after the presentation. Links that referred to local network paths have been updated. I hope some of this is helpful to at least one of you. Please feel free to use and modify my slide deck as needed, however most of the time was spent talking and showing demos. Thanks and enjoy!
Subject: silverlight brown bag followup Hello,
Two weeks ago I gave a brown bag on Silverlight which some of you may have missed. During the brown bag I mentioned some resources which are included below. Thanks!
SilverlightForAgencies.pptx – My Slide Deck.
[was local network path, get at http://sessions.visitmix.com/] – Scott Guthrie Keynote (skip to 49:45). If you watch one thing, this is the most important. It is chucked full of demos that real sites and agencies are using Silverlight for. This isn’t just about Rich Internet Applications or cool animations, but also advertising and marketing. Highlights from this session include:
- Demo of the new built-in ad templates available in Silverlight
- Demo by DoubleClick on how they use Silverlight for Advertisting
- Demo by NBC for how they are using Silverlight for 2200 hours of HD video sharing, picture-in-picture, 4 live video streams, etc.
- Deep Zoom demo for Hard Rock Café (http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/)
- Demo by AOL for using Silverlight to create their new online email client
- Demo by Aston Martin showing how viewers can customize cars and see close-up changes in detail
http://sessions.visitmix.com/ – All sessions from MIX08 are available for download and viewing here. I recommend the following:
- BT06 – Silverlight and Advertising, by Eric Schmidt
- T23 – Hard Rock: Behind the Music with Deep Zoom, by Scott Stanfield
- CT01 – Building Rich Internet Applications (Part 1), by Joe Stegman and Mike Harsh
- CT02 – Building Rich Internet Applications (Part 2), by Joe Stegman and Mike Harsh
- T20 – Creating Rich, Dynamic User Interfaces w/Silverlight Controls, by Karen Corby
- T30 – From Flash to Silverlight: A Rosetta Stone, by Rick Barazza
http://www.cookingwithxaml.com/meals/financials/default.html – Example of an LOB application using Silverlight.
http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2008/03/10/cool-silverlight-momentum-video-posted.aspx – two minute video highlighting some of the different sites and applications built in the last 6 months since Silverlight was officially released.
Regards,
Kelly