Just a quick note on our API directory: we now have 550 APIs listed. And although the Google Maps API is still used for more of these than any other, less than a quarter of the mashup entries in the last 2 weeks are about mapping. As a matter of fact, the distribution across topics [...]
Time for a quick update on some interesting mashups from the past few days including one that helps you manage Amazon infrastructure services like EC2 and S3, and another that combines four APIs to create a visual search tool. Here’s the rundown:
WeoCEO: Use WeoCEO to manage your Amazon Web Services deployments on EC2 and S3.
oSkope: [...]
As you can see in our news archive under the topic “law” there are lots of unresolved questions when it comes to the legal issues around mashups and APIs. In an interesting session at yesterday’s MashupCamp Dublin many of these issues were discussed. Clare Dillon took good notes, here’s a brief summary:
What about terms and [...]
Teqlo, an early mashup tools startup, is shutting down as of this week. As reported by Anne Zelenka at GigaOm yesterday, their doors are already closed and teqlo.com is no longer up. This does not come as a complete surprise given the struggles they’ve had this year including management turnover and changes in product direction. [...]
Another niche vertical of APIs in which there are multiple web services to choose from is package tracking. As you can see from the 5 shipping APIs now listed on PW most of these come from the biggest global package shippers including FedEx, DHL and UPS. These are typically designed for commercial applications that need [...]
One of the little interesting details in the new OpenSocial API (our profile here) is the inclusion of structured geographic data elements in the data. The People Data API includes the GeoRSS element named “GeoLocation” with GML lat-lon positions. The document describes it as “Geographic location of the user. This may be approximate, or rounded [...]
We’ve talked before about Silverlight mashups and since today is an election day here in the States (an “off year” as they say, so no big national contests), this is a good time to point-out a new election-themed mashup: Silverlight Election App. This mashup uses Microsoft’s new Silverlight platform to create a rich UI with [...]
We continue to see about one new API added per day to our ProgrammableWeb listings and so there’s no shortage of new web services for developers to choose from. Here are three of the latest:
Meebo Platform: The innovative Meebo service that lets you access nearly any instant messaging platform (AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ [...]
Yesterday was another very busy news day on the subject of social network platforms. The big news was that MySpace and Bebo joined the swelling ranks of social networks supporting the Google-lead OpenSocial API initiative. This means that OpenSocial will provide access to over 200 million user accounts. Lots of coverage and discussion around this. [...]
In this installment of our mashup case study series we speak with Ed Freyfogle, the founder of Nestoria, a property search engine in the UK and Spain. Their service makes extensive use of the Google Maps API and other sources to include richer information about properties and neighborhoods. They are also an example of an [...]
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