An API for World Time

John Musser, February 29th, 2008

There are many sources out there for getting global time and timezone information online. Now there’s an service getting local time anywhere in the world from the small startup WorldTimeEngine, a service which is both a mashup as well as an API.


Microsoft’s Flurry of API News for MIX08

John Musser, February 28th, 2008

Mix08Microsoft made a flurry of API-related announcements today in advance of next week’s sold-out MIX08 event in Las Vegas.


2800 Mashups

John Musser, February 27th, 2008

1001MashupsEvery day of the year we get new mashups get added to our directory and as of yesterday the total was an even 2800 mashups.


Environmental Activists Discover Mashups

Kevin Farnham, February 26th, 2008

In her recent article “Using Web2.0 tools for Environmental Activism”, Global Voices Online writer Juliana Rotich looks at how environmental activists are taking advantage of modern Web tools to share information and raise funds.


Google Releases Static Maps API

John Musser, February 25th, 2008

If you want a dead-simple way to create custom maps without needing to worry about JavaScript or programming then the just announced Google Static Maps API may be your answer.


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John Musser, February 23rd, 2008

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New Mashups via Pownce, Twitter, Technorati

John Musser, February 22nd, 2008

What happened on the Programmable Web this week? Besides the 8 new API listed there were also 34 new mashups that in total used 31 different APIs


25 Music APIs

Kevin Farnham, February 21st, 2008
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Want to create web mashups about music? You have lots of sources to choose from as there are over 25 music APIs listed on ProgrammableWeb. The most popular of these is the Last.fm API but there are many other options, many of which you may not have realized existed.


Viacom’s Flux Goes OpenSocial Compatible

John Musser, February 20th, 2008

Viacom has announced that their social networking platform Flux will officially support Google’s OpenSocial.


Platform as a Service via Bungee Connect

John Musser, February 19th, 2008

bungeeconnectUtah-based startup Bungee Labs is in the news today having taken the wraps off Bungee Connect, their web-based application development and hosting platform.


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