Using HTML5 Today

This post details the early adoption of HTML5 features to improve web application performance and user experience. Specifically, it highlights the use of the Geolocation API for the 'Places' feature, the History API to enhance AJAX loading and URL management, and experiments with Web Storage for caching. It also mentions plans to explore WebSockets for more stable real-time applications, indicating a proactive approach to leveraging new web standards for network efficiency.