Open API
Free APIs - The Truth
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Here are Tim O’Reily’s 6 truths of free APIs. I definitely agree with this one -
The provider of your API will find it easier to implement services on top of their API than you will. Therefore you have to add something of your own that’s difficult to replicate, something beyond a simple UI tweak or […]
The Impact of Social Networking API’s
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007I just came across an interesting article in BusinessWeek titled “Social-Networking Sites Open Up” that I thought I’d share my thoughts on. Many web 2.0 companies, which certainly include the social networking category, have realized the power of API’s — the largest being that there is no way a young company can develop all the […]
Web 2.0 - What’s the Next Wave?
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Entering the internet time period that people will call Web 3.0 is inevitable, but the specifics of what web 3.0 is or will include is up for debate. There have been a number of articles written about Web 3.0 since Tim O’Reilly’s web 2.0 article in 2005- see here, here, and here. BUT instead of […]
Google Mashups and API’s
Friday, October 13th, 2006Check out these Google maps mashups. One cool example for those of you using salesforce is the Salesforce-google mashup possibility.
Single Sign-On - Will Yahoo’s Attempt Succeed?
Saturday, September 30th, 2006I sure the heck hope so! My colleague just sent me this link, which references Yahoo’s announcement post, and I’ll be watching adoption closely. What does Yahoo’s Browser Based Authentication (BBAuth) do?
BBAuth also makes it possible to use Yahoo! as a single sign-on for your site, thus removing a barrier to entry for a whole lot […]
Salesforce & The Future of Software
Thursday, September 28th, 2006I know I’m late on finding this video, but it is a great presentation by the Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. After watching 45 minutes of it so far (still watching as I type), software really is changing and they are leading the charge. Pretty soon, companies will be able to run their entire company from salesforce at […]
MySpace to Attempt to Dominate the Internet?
Thursday, September 14th, 2006I saw the Techcrunch article yesterday and refrained from voicing my opinion. However, I saw this post today and thought I might as well chime in on the conversation. In short, I totally agree with the notion that Myspace is on the verge of utter stupidity for thinking they can take out all the middlemen. […]
On the Subject of API’s - Dapper
Friday, August 18th, 2006Staying on the API subject, this is an interesting article about Dapper to read posted on TechCrunch yesterday. Apparently, Dapper can create an custom API from almost any site. Definitely worth a read if you’re interested in the subject of Open API’s!
Business Development and Open API’s
Thursday, August 17th, 2006With the rise of open API’s, is Web 2.0 changing?
Fred Wilson at A VC had some very interesting comments today in his Business Development 2.0 post regarding open API’s, including to state the importance of implementation. With Facebook’s recent launch of Facebook Developers, Zillow’s Open API (disclosure- I work there), and Yahoo Answers API being announced […]