KML has moved beyond its use in Google Earth alone. For instance, you can display KML files and export search results and one of your "my maps" from Google Maps in KML. Other applications are beginning to support KML: For instance, you can get KML coming out of Yahoo! Pipes. There is support for KML […]
In Chapter 13, I cover how to use some of major mapping APIs: Google Maps, Yahoo, Mapquest, and Microsofts'. It would be convenient to be able to not worry about the differences among the maps and easily switch among the various maps. That's the promise of a mapping"abstraction" library such as Mapstraction (http://mapstraction.com). We'll have […]
Two recent entries of note: ProgrammableWeb.com » Blog Archive » API News from Where 2.0 is a good pointer to some of the new developments in this space. This week has been is a busy week for developments in online mapping because of such events as the Where 2.0 conference, the Google developer Day, WhereCamp […]
I have uploaded two more first drafts: Chapter 15: "Online calendars and Event Aggregators" Chapter 16: "Online storage" They are a bit rough but I'd definitely value feedback from any valiant readers out there!
I don't think that there is an official API for Google Reader although Niall Kennedy documened an unofficial Google Reader API a while back.
The online Barnes and Noble store (barnesandnoble.com) uses ISBN-13 in the links to books. (e.g., RESTful Web Services) Amazon.com uses ISBN-10. Something to keep in mind to et LibraryLookup to work for Barnes and Noble.
Even though I've been weblogging since March 2000, I have not worked systematically to cultivate a readership for my blogs. But now that I've left the comforts of my university staff position, I've become much more interested in developing an audience for my websites. Of course, one of the basic ways to develop a readership […]
Even though my book focuses on the use of formal APIs for mashups, I'd like to provide guidance on screen-scraping and other forms of reverse engineering to my readers. There's plenty of mashup work that can be done even if you confine yourself to using only formal APIs. Sometimes, it's handy or even necessary to […]
I've been captivated by the potential of Amazon S3 (Amazon's "Simple Storage Service"), which is described in the following way: Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the […]
Chapter 2 analyzes Flickr for what makes it a mashup platform par excellence through which you can learn how to remix a specific application and exploit features that make it so remixable. The chapter compares and contrasts Flickr with other remixable platforms: del.icio.us, Google Maps, and amazon.com. On my plate is writing the second draft […]