Archive for October, 2011
Mashery Now Runs On-Premise or in the Cloud
Last week Mashery rolled out a new on-premise version of their API management proxy. A solution meant to address a common concern of IT and API owners, that when using Mashery, all of their data and resources run through the Mashery proxy in the …
Twilio Rolling Out Twilio Voice API Into Europe
Twilio just made their first move into Europe by offering Twilio Voice service in the United Kingdom.
The Twilio Voice API is now available in the UK, allowing developers to launch local phone numbers in the country. Along with the release Twili…
Hello from Test Blog
This is a test post from the Pentatonix Test Blog
The API Service Provider I Missed, Vordel
I have done a lot of research lately on the API service provider landscape. My goal is to understand who provides API delivery and management services, what they offer and help API owners understand the differences.
I wrote a roundup of 11 of the API…
How Do I Convince My Managers of the Importance of Having Internal APIs?
One of the ways I develop content for this site is by talking through my day to day experiences as an API Evangelist. I feel that talking through what I’m learning in real-time, is the best way to make it stick, while also sharing with the publ…
A new approach to understanding developer communications and influence
Our latest research is based on an understanding of the ways in which connected individuals make and publicize important decisions:
A Walk Through Data.gov with Some Thoughts on Whats Next
Data.gov for me is like being a kid in a candy store. My experience with data goes back to High School when I got my first programming job right out of Mr. Smiths computer class. I built Cobol database for use by school districts in the State of Ore…
Bringing Awareness to Data.Gov with Grassroots Evangelism
I just finished a four week roadshow that included three Startup Weekend EDU events — one in Seattle, one in San Francisco and one in Washington DC — as well as two versions of the Business of APIs conferences — one in San Francisco and one in New …
Incentivize Your API Developers to Contribute with Lower Pricing
As the number of APIs grow, the number of ways in which API owners control and incentivize their developers ecosystems evolves. APIs are your business development 2.0 platform, and it is up to you to tailor your services to incentivize your develop…
Open Access to Your Drupal Site with a Content API
Last spring when I started writing for ProgrammableWeb, my first post was “Everything Should Be an API,” Says FCC. The story was about the new FCC web site, that was built entirely on top of RESTful APIs using the Drupal platform.
Since that post, I m…
