Best New Mashups: Video and YouTube

Wendell Santos, November 18th, 2011

YouTubeWhen looking at the tags associated with the mashups that are submitted to our directory; the most popular ones have always been mapping, social and search. In recent months that trend has continued and today we look at a mashup type that is nearly as popular but doesn’t seem to get as much coverage; the video mashup. These recent Mashup of the Day selections all incorporate video, specifically the YouTube API.


23 APIs Used in 7 Days: 8coupons, Zillow, Instagram

Wendell Santos, October 22nd, 2011

This past week 14 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 23 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include 8coupons, AddThis Analytics , Education.com, iFixit, KooKoo, Sears and Wordstream Keyword Tool. The most often used APIs this week are 8coupons, Google Maps and Twilio. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Shopping (5 APIs, 6 mashups), Mapping (3 APIs, 5 mashups) and Telephony (2 APIs, 4 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


23 APIs Used in 7 Days: Bandcamp, Facebook, Tumblr

Wendell Santos, October 8th, 2011

This past week 26 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 23 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Australian Business Number Lookup, Bandcamp, Beatport, Checkvist, Dance-Tunes, Medianet Open MP3, Mendeley, New York Times Movie Reviews and PLoS Search. The most often used APIs this week are Twilio, Twilio SMS and Twitter. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Music (8 APIs, 8 mashups), Social (5 APIs, 12 mashups) and Other (2 APIs, 2 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


39 APIs Used in 7 Days: Facebook, Flickr and Netflix

Wendell Santos, June 11th, 2011

This past week 9 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 39 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include 5min, 8tracks, FanSnap, Google Places, Howcast, Movieclips.com, New York Times Movie Reviews, Songkick and VideoSurf. The most often used APIs this week are Facebook, Google Maps and Yelp. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Video (9 APIs, 9 mashups), Shopping (4 APIs, 4 mashups) and Music (4 APIs, 4 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


30 APIs Used in 7 Days: Netflix, Salesforce.com, Facebook and Google Geocoding

Adam DuVander, March 26th, 2011

This past week 16 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 30 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include DoIt, Google Directions, Kelkoo, Magento, Miso, Pachube, PicPlz, WikiLocation and Yahoo Weather. The most often used APIs this week are Facebook Social Plugins, Google Maps and Twitter. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Social (8 APIs, 14 mashups), Mapping (4 APIs, 10 mashups) and Shopping (3 APIs, 3 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


47 APIs Used in 7 Days: Google, Facebook, Github and Twitter

Adam DuVander, February 26th, 2011

This past week 19 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 47 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Facebook Social Plugins, GitHub, Google Font, Omgili, RealtyBaron Answers, Tiny-URL Open, twt.fm, We Are Hunted, Yahoo Social Directory and Zendesk. The most often used APIs this week are Twilio, Twilio SMS and Twitter. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Social (10 APIs, 15 mashups), Music (6 APIs, 6 mashups) and Search (5 APIs, 7 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


32 APIs Used in 7 Days: Facebook, LinkedIn, Yelp and MTV

Adam DuVander, February 5th, 2011

This past week 23 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 32 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Alcatel-Lucent Open, Facebook Graph, Facebook Social Plugins, Goodreads, Google Geocoding and Google Single SignOn. The most often used APIs this week are Twilio, Twilio SMS and YouTube. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Social (5 APIs, 9 mashups), Search (3 APIs, 5 mashups) and Mapping (3 APIs, 6 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


The Music Industry and the Developers That Can Save It

Alex Stone, October 1st, 2010

SoundCloudThere’s a lot of fuss over the RIAA and the Internet. It seems like it’s been a never-ending battle to make music play nice with the internet. Sure, we’ve got services like Rdio and Grooveshark, but what about making data open to make our listening experience better and more connected with everything else we do?


25 APIs Used This Week: Amazon, Etsy, Facebook, Google Maps, SoundCloud, Twitter, and YouTube

John Musser, July 3rd, 2010

This past week the new mashups added to our mashup directory used 25 different APIs. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include BlankSlate, Google Gears, Meetup and TokBox. The most often used APIs this week are Google Maps, Twitter and YouTube. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Shopping (3 APIs, 4 mashups), Social (3 APIs, 6 mashups) and Internet (3 APIs, 3 mashups).


Hack Your Own Music Apps at Music Hack Day San Francisco

Guest Author, May 12th, 2010

music_hackday2010 is not yet half over and already Music Hack Day is hitting its third city of the year: San Francisco. On May 15th and 16th, scores of hackers will convene at the Automatic Lounge for a 48 hour hack fest themed around all things music.


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