Here are some cools sites I’ve been looking at in while researching examples of rich on-page functionality. Billboard.com
Rich audio player, navigation and contextual data visualization are furnished through anchored utilities - tools anchored to the top and side of the browser
Samsung’s new site
Gorgeous full screen image replaces marquee and anchored comparison tool provides a visual shopping basket experience
NASA Image Gallery
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html
Images are stacked like slides in a projector to save space, while users can see each thumbnail on rolling over it
The MOMA website
The tool bar anchored at the bottom of the page unfurls to show my saved pieces as I add them to my collection.
BBC Website
A menu unfurls over page content to let users select customization options.
Borders Marquee
http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home
The marquee space is a virtual bookstore, letting users browse different bookshelves and flick through book covers, like apple’s coverflow
Daily Beast Feature Story maps
http://www.thedailybeast.com/big-fat-story
Everyday they map out related stories in a spider chart to show relationships and key players. Great way to tie together complicated content and ideas
MSNBC news stories
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32732677/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/
The anchored utility at the bottom provides quick access to related rich assets like video
