>I would like to start a topic on who has started using HTML5 and for what purposes? This seems to be the new way or about to be, for doing things on the net. I assume this would open the door or make it more easy to accomplish things. If you are already using it or are learning it, I would appreciate some feedback.

I'm not using it myself, but there are some pretty impressive sites that do:
http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/30-examples-of-websites-using-html5
http://html5gallery.com/