Anyone who has used Flickr, GMail, Google Suggest, or Google Maps will realize that a new generation of dynamic web applications is emerging. These are similar to traditional desktop applications but without relying on plugins or browser-specific features. Yes, it’s AJAX – Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Smashing Magazine previously presented a list of over 90 AJAX-based techniques here (I copied some images from there), but I don’t think all of them are brilliant. Below is my list of the top 6 AJAX Solutions. If you have your own favorites, please share them in the reply! :)