This past week 5 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 8 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Cicero, FlightStats, FlightView, Sports Data and Sports Power. The most often used APIs this week are Cicero, FlightStats and FlightView. And [...]
There are many ways to travel and experience new places, and it doesn’t always have to include impersonal and expensive hotels. Imagine having your own warm, more personal space when you travel; a home away from home that cuts travel costs as well. This is the concept behind 9Flats. It’s a service that connects those who have a room, apartment or house to rent with those looking for more personal, affordable, alternative accommodation. The 9Flats API makes this functionality available to third party developers who may want to integrate it with other applications.
The RESTful Asos API (with JSON responses only) from UK-based Asos integrates access to a massive fashion catalog with over 50,000 product lines growing at 1,500 lines a week, in womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories and beauty.
Isaac Asimov once said, “Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” An interesting opinion, but what if it applied to…robots? Roboearth is a database of robot experiences that can be shared with other robots. The Roboearth API gives developers access to the data stored on a cloud. Through the API you can search for “action recipes”, environments, even individual robots connected to the network.
The holiday season is in full swing and with that comes its dreaded kin, the holiday shopping season. Never fear, we’ve rounded up a number of mashups to help make your gift giving a little easier this year. These mashups allow users to create wish lists, offer gift recommendations and compare prices. If you want even more options, take a look at our shopping mashups from last year.
FullContact’s CEO, Bart Lorang, has just posted the company’s 5 Laws of Privacy. Small wonder–they are in the business of upgrading your contacts by providing an address book in the cloud that fills in contact details. Any user would have a simple question: what happens to data I give to the company?
Google releases version 2.0 of their Play Services with the additions of Google Maps and Photo Sphere. Clickatell’s new Connect API allows developers to embed SMS functionality into their applications. Plus: Building an API support team, iTunes as an API and 9 new APIs.
The REST-based weather-API.net comes in server-based and Javascript flavors with JSON responses and XML available as well. U.S.-based Weather-API.net has 53 years of historical data in the U.S., nearly 2 billion data points.
Intuit QuickBooks may be the most popular financial software in the United States–one consulting firm reports that Intuit’s accounting and tax programs control more than 90% retail market share–but the company has struggled with moving its desktop-based software into the cloud. Sure, there’s an API for QuickBooks Online, but what about the many offline users who continue to rely on the finicky helper program QuickBooks Web Connector?
Mocapay focuses on mobilizing businesses’ payment, loyalty, coupon, and gift programs through innovative software. Mocapay aims to unify merchant programs and payment options across all devices. To enhance its platform, Mocapay recently launched a token solution that integrates with any POS system via an API.
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