If you type in a URL to a web site in your browser and that URL returns data in a structured format, then a basic API is already in place. For example, when you access an RSS feed, you’re essentially …
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OAuth allows you to share your private online resources (photos, videos, contact list, bank accounts etc..) stored on one site with another site without having to hand out your username and password. There are many reasons why you should not …
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I’ve been away for the last week. My wife and I bought a flat in North London and finally moved in on March 16th. So I’m currently without the internet and won’t have it until the end of March which …
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Here’s how to use PHP CURL and the TinyURL api to generate tiny urls on the fly. This is a similar tutorial to the one I wrote a while back on using the Twitter API I’ve set the variable $maketiny …
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Google provides a great set of javascript api’s to interact with its service. The Google service allows you to integrate maps, local search, dynamic feed content, and graphs and charts, into your website or blog. To start using the service …
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Over the last few weeks i’ve been looking into various Application interfaces including Vimeos which is fairly easy to get to grips with. Using JSON we can easily get a users profile details and latest videos uploaded on the site. …
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Mark Zuckerburg launched Facebook in February 2004 while attending Harvard University. Facebooks success is largely due to the environment that it was launched in, being a well respected university it was held in high esteem, making more people want to …
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