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    Youtube API

    By Emmanuel the 13 March 2008
    Category : Once Upon a Time..., Uncategorized
    13
    Mar

    We have previously already written about APIs in our Mashup Article and the Opensocial Project but this one is of particular interest for media and content websites. Google has just published that it has set up a YouTube API along with developer docs on how to adapt and use the API. Now developers can customise and develop their own YouTube which many developers and bloggers have been waiting for I think! These are the features as shown on the page of the YouTube APIs and Tools:

  • Create a web front end to let people view videos about specific topics.
  • Create a desktop application or plugin that plays videos in a customised environment.
  • Add related, dynamic video content to your website or application.
  • Customise the Flash player to fit the look and feel of your site, device or application
  • Add feeds of videos from each of YouTube’s 18 international domains

    • (Source: Google)

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    What is a Mashup ?

    By Emmanuel the 18 October 2007
    Category : Once Upon a Time..., Uncategorized
    18
    Oct

    Wikipedia defines a mash-up like this: “An application which combines the contents coming from several more or less heterogeneous applications”.

    In the world of the Web, this corresponds more precisely to a website which gathers the services suggested by other already existing sites via the use of modules, called Application Programming Interface (API), such as Google Maps. These modules are developed by editors who see the means there, of offering their services to a greater number, and to thus make an additional publicity with their company. Everyone gains there!


    Exemple de Mashup avec Google Maps et Netvibes

    Everyone gains there… at the same time, yes and no. Even if sometimes the use of certain APIs can lead to a new service suggested exclusively by the mash-up, the mash-ups depend on content proposed by others, pertaining to others, which makes their situation sometimes unstable.

    This being said, the new development of the mash-ups awaits answers. The Net surfers who saw the services multiply in recent times, now wish to see all of them united to interact and communicate between them on one single interface!!

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    Build a mashup in 2 clicks with PopFly

    By Emmanuel the 26 June 2007
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    26
    Jun

    Microsoft is currently working on a brand new tool, PopFly, which will provide you with the ability to easily build a mashup in a few clicks:

    PopFly relies on new SilverLight technology and will much certainly enhance usability on the web.

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