<canvas> and Amazon.com
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Another <canvas> demo: Amazon Shelf . This one ties into Amazon's data to create a virtual bookshelf that lets you browse Amazon's catalogue of books.
<video> and IMDb Video Panorama
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Industry Leader: Amazon.com ( AMZN)
Annual revenue per employee: $ 962,319
Annual profit per employee: $ 33,237
Employees: 20,600
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(tags: books kindle amazon )
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(tags: fuckers reading books )
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…Santa Cruz. Working with Jesse Robbins in infrastructure and security operations at Amazon.com, Aaron wielded real-time command-line kung fu to tens of thousands of servers at once and automated global production infrastructure. Aaron is passionate about information design and visualization, scale, and analysis. He received in B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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…the following system ( among others ) that buys products at amazon.com :
When there is a required item
And there is a basket
But didnt create a basket
Then create the basket
When there is a required item
And there is a basket
Then add to the basket
When it is a basket
And there are still products to buy
Then start again
When there is a payment
Then pay
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