One of the cool new things in ASP.NET 4.5 is WebSockets. In his latest blog post, Michael steps you through a Presidential WebSockets project. Well, let's say "Presidentially inspired" project. Any way you slice it, it's a good way to get started with ASP.NET 4.5 and WebSockets. http://blog.discountasp.net/a-presidential-websocket-project/