This past week 27 new mashups were add to our mashup directory and 39 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs used this week include BBC Music, Evri, LazyTune, New York Times Congress, SemanticHacker, True Knowledge. The types of APIs most often used were: Search APIs (5 APIs, 7 mashups), eCommerce APIs (4 APIs, 6 mashups), and Mapping APIs (4 APIs, 14 mashups), with the top 3 APIs used this week Google Maps, Twitter, and YouTube. The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:
This week’s new APIs included something for everyone: re-branded and enhanced APIs for search and mapping thanks to Microsoft’s new Bing family, an unusual API that let’s you build Chinese or Korean chop images, an API for finding wind resource data, and one that gets you access to the world’s largest user editable video game database.
Search engines such as Google have been making life a lot easier for developers. They have huge development resources that startups just don’t have, and when they make their APIs available, everyone benefits. But when it comes to using APIs, especially AJAX APIs, it can be a challenge for developers to use these in a search-friendly way.
It’s been a while since we discussed YAP, Yahoo’s new open application platform that allows developers to build applications that integrate with Yahoo’s various web properties, including Yahoo Mail and My Yahoo. Late last week Yahoo announced the release of several third party applications built on YAP that provide users with a variety of tools and services.
It’s been a short time since Microsoft announced the release of Bing, their next generation search platform (with its own Bing API). Along with the name change, several of Microsoft’s product offerings have also rebranded, including two core mapping products: Live Search Maps and Virtual Earth. This means that Virtual Earth API will be no more — it is now officially called the Bing Maps API (we’ve added a new Bing Maps API profile).
Within the next few days, some applications and mashups based on the Twitter API may behave unpredictably or even crash – at least that’s the warning given by Canadian software company WhereCloud’s Twitpocalypse website. This impending “Twitpocalypse,” much like the famous Y2K bug of 2000, is based on a data processing limitation.
When Microsoft launched their much-touted new search engine Bing last week it generated a lots of press and despite a somewhat muted expectations, it turned-out to be something of a hit. But lost in all the broader buzz about Bing was some news for developers: Bing has an API (we’ve now added a new Bing API Profile with technical details).
Earlier this week we reported on 7 new APIs added to our directory, and by today another 7 have been more added, bringing the total for the week to 14 new APIs. This latest set of web services includes a Twitter photo service, real estate question and answers, semantic web page categorization, and online maps. Here is a rundown of the other 7 new APIs from this week:
This past week 26 new mashups were add to our mashup directory and 26 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Amplify, Google Book Search Book Viewability, LongURL, Stupeflix, Taglets, and Wishpot Shopping. The most often used APIs this week are Amazon eCommerce, Google Maps, and Twitter. Similar to what we saw last week, there were many e-Commerce APIs used. The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:
Although you may not realize it on the surface, DevHub, the free site builder and hosting platform, is effectively a very sophisticated mashup using over 40 different external APIs. The Seattle-based startup, now with 10,000 site publishers who’ve built over 100,000 sites, have recently launched a major upgrade with new site editing tools, more content (API) partners, and new monetization tools. Their core offering takes data from APIs and other content sources as a way for niche publishers quickly create content-rich sites along with built-in monetization options:
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