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- Today in APIs: Flickr Competition, the “Real” Google Plus API and 15 New APIs
- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:45:39 +0000 -
A competitor created an export tool for Flickr ex-patriots, so the photo sharing site shut down the Flickr API developer key. The Google Plus developer page makes some wonder if the "real" Google Plus API is coming soon. Also: questions about the Google Safe Browsing API, free cloud database and 15 new APIs. - 81 Analytics APIs: Google Analytics, SendGrid and Awe.sm
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:30 +0000 -
Our API directory now includes 81 analytics APIs. The newest is the Clarabridge API. The most popular by far, in terms of mashups, is the Google Analytics API. We list 49 Google Analytics mashups which is seven times more than the nearest API. Below you'll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of analytics APIs. - Like YQL? Try it with the ProgrammableWeb API
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:41 +0000 -
APIs are inherently difficult to learn for developers. The ProgrammableWeb API is no exception to this rule either. In this article we will show some examples of how Yahoo's YQL can be used make developer's life a bit easier when using the ProgrammableWeb API. - Today in APIs: Private Path API, Wolfram’s Siri Love and 18 New APIs
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:31:26 +0000 -
Path.com has a mobile app, so of course it has an API. Someone sniffed the traffic and discovered something naughty. And you know the answer-anything Wolframe Alpha? Find out why it really, really likes Apple's Siri. Plus: Facebook gaming, Google Plus developers and 18 new APIs. - API as Product: With Volume Comes Lower Prices
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:06:01 +0000 -
Amazon just dropped prices on its popular Amazon S3 API, which provides storage to much of the web. The service will pass 1 trillion objects stored this year. With that volume comes opportunities to lower the costs, as we've seen from other companies whose entire product line includes APIs. - RunKeeper Sprints Away to Success With More Apps and Devices
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:35 +0000 -
RunKeeper is on its way to becoming the data platform for health applications. Last August, they announced the RunKeeper Health Graph with an API to boot, which makes it possible to build a digital map of an individual’s personal health. The platform has enabled various applications and health device manufacturers to start populating their user data directly into the RunKeeper Health Platform. The platform has met with much success with the application directory growing to more than 40 apps and devices and a new Fitness Reports Dashboard. - 97 Cloud APIs: Twilio, Google App Engine and Tropo
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:39 +0000 -
Our API directory now includes 97 cloud APIs. The newest is the Yubikey API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the Twilio API. We list 335 Twilio mashups. Below you'll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of cloud APIs. - Blekko: Automate With the Spam-Free Search API
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:45 +0000 -
Blekko is a search engine which uses both algorithms and human interaction for producing high quality search results. Currently serving more than 3 billion pages, Blekko sorts through spam, content farms, and sites containing malware in order to offer only real information to the end-user. - Free Your Data and the Apps Will Follow?
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000 -
Web APIs represent one of the biggest technology trends of recent years, by leveraging the simple technologies of the Web (REST, JSON, HTTP) for application integration. Although Web APIs are quite simple, organizations have realized that if they expose data in this easy way, they enable an array of mobile apps to be written to consume them. Examples of APIs include simple ways to query company stock information from brokerages, to retrieve flight information from airlines, and to retrieve shipping information from freight companies. In each case, it is simply Web technologies which are used. This is a great use of the language of the Web to address an older problem: data integration. - Could This API Help You Keep Your Friends?
- Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:04 +0000 -
Some of the best experiences in my life are trips that I took with my closest friends. These memories could be even better if I had not been forced to wait so long to get paid back after fronting the hotel bill. Sometimes friends have different ideas on what is an acceptable timeline for recompense. Now, thanks to Splitable, we can all avoid setting ourselves up for a let down by leveling the playing field. Splitable is an easy-to-integrate payment solution that lets customers split the cost of products and services with their friends. The simple online interface provides a forum for discussing plans and then facilitates payment. The company offers the Splitable API that gives store owners the ability to allow their customers to split the cost of a product or service.
