Today in APIs: Google Glass Hackathons, Venueseen Campaigns API, and 10 New APIs

Kevin Sundstrom, January 16th, 2013

Venueseen announced it’s Campaigns API, a tool for bolstering visual marketing capabilities. Google has scheduled two Hackathons for Google Glass developers. Plus: Is the API landscape broken, CouchCachet wins best App, and 10 New APIs.


12 APIs Used in 7 Days: Facebook, Pinterest and LinkedIn

Wendell Santos, January 12th, 2013

This past week 6 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 12 different APIs were used to build them. and ome of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include JSON Tools. The most often used APIs this week are Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Social (5 APIs, 7 mashups), Photos (2 APIs, 4 mashups) and Mapping (2 APIs, 3 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


Best New Mashups: The Latest Instagram Mashups

Wendell Santos, January 11th, 2013

InstagramDespite recent debate regarding Instagram traffic numbers, the app remains popular among developers submitting mashups to our directory. This week we take a look at some of the newest mashups we’ve seen using the Instagram API. More information is below.


Today in APIs: Facebook Instagram Traffic Confusion, New Benchmark for AngelList API and 13 New APIs

Wendell Santos, January 10th, 2013

InstagramFacebook removes Instagram app usage metrics from its API. AngelList’s API is now handling over 3 million requests each day. Plus: Expedia’s partnership with Room 77 begins to pay off, Codecademy offering API-focused lessons and 13 new APIs.


Today in APIs: The Call for a Google Plus Read/Write API, 3Scale’s Top 10 API Blogposts of 2012 and 26 New APIs

Greg Bates, December 31st, 2012

Google PlusTechcrunch calls for a full Google Plus Read/Write API. 3Scale names the top 10 API Blogposts of 2012. Plus: Newspaper posts gun owner names and addresses, Amazon S3 adds root domain website hosting and 26 new APIs.


The Stipple API: Embed the Story Behind the Photo and a Lot More

Greg Bates, December 28th, 2012

StippleThe Stipple API is free, has no request limits as of yet, and OAUTH 2 will be supported in the future. According to its website on the API, it is “inspired by REST”. Stipple announces its rare downtime, which is usually used to migrate data, via its twitter account.


8 APIs Used in 7 Days: Cafe Press, Google Latitude and Google Street View Image

Wendell Santos, December 23rd, 2012

This past week 5 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 8 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include billomat, Cafe Press and Google Cloud Print. The most often used APIs this week are Cafe Press, Google Cloud Print and Google Distance Matrix. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Mapping (3 APIs, 3 mashups), Shopping (1 APIs, 1 mashups) and Social (1 APIs, 1 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


25 APIs Used in 7 Days: Google Maps, Shopzilla and TwitPic

Wendell Santos, December 15th, 2012

This past week 6 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 25 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include FAROO, Feedzilla, geoPlugin, Lockerz, NYC Open Data, San Francisco Crimespotting, Short and tweet, Twitgoo and yfrog. The most often used APIs this week are Feedzilla, Google Maps and YouTube. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Social (5 APIs, 5 mashups), Photos (4 APIs, 4 mashups) and Mapping (4 APIs, 6 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


Google Apps Management Tool Wins API Mashups Contest

Eric Carter, December 12th, 2012

Between September and November of 2012, coders and API enthusiasts submitted their best API concoctions in the 4th API Mashup Contest. Developers around the world were invited to participate in the growing competition that invites innovative ideas and offers invaluable feedback and opportunities. A Google Apps management tool took first place, with gifting, photo, music and video apps rounding out the top five.


Today in APIs: Instagram Pecks Twitter, Gilt Puts a Premium on Analytics and 11 New APIs

Greg Bates, December 10th, 2012

InstagramInstagram pulls photos from Twitter’s stream. Gilt Groupe signs up Google Analytics. Plus: Scraping websites can stand in place of APIs, how to put together an API support team, and 11 new APIs.


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