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xkcd HTML5 Canvas MMO WebSocket Scaling with PubNub
GamingSep 28, 2012

xkcd HTML5 Canvas MMO WebSocket Scaling with PubNub

Hello all hackers from HackerNews.  We noticed a new MMO was released by n01se and xkcd yesterday (September 26th, 2012) with multiple users flying around with a balloon figure.  If you got stuck, you can click your balloon guy and turn into a ghost to seamlessly move through the landscape unhindered...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Channel Presence: Beautiful Mobile + Web HTML5 Chat
ChatSep 13, 2012

Channel Presence: Beautiful Mobile + Web HTML5 Chat

Good News! We’ve launched an all new Chat Resource Center. We recommend checking out our new Chat Resource Center, which includes overviews, tutorials, and design patterns for building and deploying mobile and web chat. Take me to the Chat Resource Center → You can do some pretty amazing things...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
PubNub Developer Console v2
News Sep 4, 2012

PubNub Developer Console v2

The launch of PubNub Channel Presence meant we also needed to provide a way for you to debug and learn about the Presence Event Delivery Format. Therefore, we have created a new and improved Developer Console V2 with Presence Events built directly into the console interface.  Now you can easily see the...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Announcing Channel Presence
News Aug 30, 2012

Announcing Channel Presence

The launch of PubNub Channel Presence opens up a new world of possibilities when building apps and websites.  PubNub Channel Presence is a globally distributed “user presence” system that delivers real-time “occupancy analytics” to iPhones, Androids, tablets, web...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Are HTML5 WebSockets the Panacea for Real-Time Data Push?
InsightsJul 8, 2012

Are HTML5 WebSockets the Panacea for Real-Time Data Push?

As consumers expect more from their websites and apps, a majority of newer sites and mobile apps are adding features that require publish-subscribe. Everything from financial apps, business collaboration, real-time social sharing and newsfeeds, to multiplayer games, chat, and voting apps all require...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
PubNub Adds Cross-Platform AES Symmetric Key Encryption
News Jul 3, 2012

PubNub Adds Cross-Platform AES Symmetric Key Encryption

PubNub is used in more industries every day, including some that require high levels of security and encryption when sending real-time data.  We’ve listened to those customers, and worked closely with them to devise a new level of encryption within the PubNub Data Stream Network. Available immediately,...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Building a PubNub-Powered Chat App with Sencha Touch 2
ChatJun 8, 2012

Building a PubNub-Powered Chat App with Sencha Touch 2

Good News! We’ve launched an all new Chat Resource Center. We recommend checking out our new Chat Resource Center, which includes overviews, tutorials, and design patterns for building and deploying mobile and web chat. Take me to the Chat Resource Center → Sencha Touch 2 is a new framework for...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Content Commander WordPress Plugin for Live Blogging
BuildApr 26, 2012

Content Commander WordPress Plugin for Live Blogging

Bloggers are often pointed to as the taste-makers of internet. For example, in the music world, the hippest of hip music is usually first discovered and promoted by bloggers. Sadly, if they want to share cool stuff with their audiences, they still have to do it the Web 1.0 way. Push Any Content with...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
PubNub to Apply TimeToken Enhancement
News Apr 22, 2012

PubNub to Apply TimeToken Enhancement

PubNub is applying a TimeToken enhancement to our web-messaging infrastructure on May 2, 2012 .  If your app uses the PubNub TimeToken directly, then this article concerns you. For the latest information please visit PubNub Help Desk and Knowledge Base. Note that it is unusual  for you to be...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub