how open is your api future?
DESCRIPTION
A look at the current stage of APIs in the context of their past. From Salesforce and eBay in the early days to map mashup hysteria to Twitter's perceived change of heart. There are more APIs than ever now, but the approach is fundamentally different than periods in the past. What does this mean for developers, providers and integrators?TRANSCRIPT
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How Openis Your API Future?Adam DuVander – @adamdDeveloper Communications Director,
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APIs Provide a Blank Canvas
Flickr user sookie
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APIs Are Building Blocks
Josh Wedin
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Artists and Architects
N StjernaJeremy King
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The Age of Scribes
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Printing Press
Paul Anderson
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Felipe Venâncio
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Ray Devlin
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33 Dead Google APIsprogrammableweb.com
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Should
I havean
API?
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Should I
openmy
API?
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Dec 2010
Jan 2011
Feb2011
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Jul 2011
Sep2011
Jul 2012
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What is open?
Free Anyone
Not Closed
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Antti T. Nissinen
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Signs of Open APIs
AcknowledgedDocumented
Supported
Three Cs: bit.ly/the3Cs
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How Twilio Got Intuit
Flickr user jo-h
“Mary”
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Mary Reads, Signs Up
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Payroll Verification
Flickr user sco
Big API Partnerno additional
work
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Basic Business Models
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John Musser, ProgrammableWebbit.ly/apibizmodels
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US Fish and Wildlife
Bullish
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“We find that if our customers use any single integration, they are three times as likely to convert to paid.”
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Connected Things
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Heather Cowper