48617 0 3 econsultancy_xml <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.salesforce.com/platform/"> <strong>Force.com</strong> </a> <br /> Promoted as <em>"the most scalable, secure and popular on-demand platform in the world today,"</em> Force.com is Salesforce's 'Platform as a Service' offering that is designed to enable developers to create and deliver on-demand business applications.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/"> <strong>Google Maps API</strong> </a> <br /> The Google Maps API is probably one of the most popular APIs on the internet today and for good reason - there are a lot of ways to "mash up" Google Maps with other services.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/AWS-home-page-Money/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=3435361"> <strong>Amazon Web Services</strong> </a> <br /> Amazon Web Services give developers "<em>direct access to Amazon's robust technology platform.</em>" This includes infrastructure services, payment and billing services, on-demand workforce, web search and information services and Amazon's Associate services.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://developer.apple.com/iphone/"> <strong>iPhone SDK</strong> </a> <br /> No other mobile phone has caused as big a splash as the iPhone and for developers looking to write applications that iPhone users can install on their iPhones, the iPhone SDK coupled with Apple's iPhone Developer <a href="http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/">program</a> enables them to do just that.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://developers.facebook.com/"> <strong>Facebook Platform</strong> </a> <br /> The world's largest social network offers a platform that enables developers to build applications that its 100+ million members can use.<br />  </li> <li> <strong>Mozilla <a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Plugins">Plugins</a> and <a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions">Extensions</a></strong> <br /> Interested in adding new functionality to Firefox and Thunderbird? Mozilla Plugins and Extensions enable just that.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/"> <strong>OpenSocial</strong> </a> <br /> Google's answer to Facebook's platform gives developers the opportunity to write applications that are accessible via third-party OpenSocial partners, including popular services such as MySpace, LinkedIn and Plaxo.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://developer.myspace.com/community/"> <strong>MySpace Developer Platform</strong> </a> <br /> Like the Facebook Platform, the MySpace Platform gives developers the opportunity to build applications that MySpace's 100+ million members can use.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://apiwiki.twitter.com/"> <strong>Twitter API</strong> </a> <br /> The Twitter API allows developers to write applications that tap into Twitter's growing microblog community.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/services/api/"> <strong>Flickr Services</strong> </a> <br /> Available for non-commercial use (and commercial use by arrangement), Flickr Services give developers the ability to interact with the popular Flickr photo sharing service.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/overview.html"> <strong>YouTube APIs</strong> </a> <br /> The YouTube offer developers the opportunity to work with the world's most popular online video website.<br />  </li> <li> <a href="http://code.google.com/android/"> <strong>Google Android</strong> </a> <br /> Designed to be "the first complete, open and free mobile platform," Google Android has received a lot of buzz and given the involvement of major technology and mobile companies, could be one of the "next big things" for developers in search of a platform to build on.</li> </ul> <p> <br /> These are but a handful of popular platforms and APIs available to developers today. There are literally thousands more out there that provide interesting opportunities to developers.<br /><br /> ProgrammableWeb has <a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/apis">a great directory</a> worth checking out for more ideas.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <List Type="Disc"> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://www.salesforce.com/platform/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Force.com</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Promoted as <Quote>"the most scalable, secure and popular on-demand platform in the world today,"</Quote> Force.com is Salesforce's 'Platform as a Service' offering that is designed to enable developers to create and deliver on-demand business applications.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Google Maps API</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> The Google Maps API is probably one of the most popular APIs on the internet today and for good reason - there are a lot of ways to "mash up" Google Maps with other services.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://www.amazon.com/AWS-home-page-Money/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=3435361" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Amazon Web Services</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Amazon Web Services give developers "<Quote>direct access to Amazon's robust technology platform.</Quote>" This includes infrastructure services, payment and billing services, on-demand workforce, web search and information services and Amazon's Associate services.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://developer.apple.com/iphone/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>iPhone SDK</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> No other mobile phone has caused as big a splash as the iPhone and for developers looking to write applications that iPhone users can install on their iPhones, the iPhone SDK coupled with Apple's iPhone Developer <Link URL="http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/" Window="Self">program</Link> enables them to do just that.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://developers.facebook.com/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Facebook Platform</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> The world's largest social network offers a platform that enables developers to build applications that its 100+ million members can use.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Emphasis>Mozilla <Link URL="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Plugins" Window="Self">Plugins</Link> and <Link URL="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions" Window="Self">Extensions</Link></Emphasis> <LineBreak /> Interested in adding new functionality to Firefox and Thunderbird? Mozilla Plugins and Extensions enable just that.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>OpenSocial</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Google's answer to Facebook's platform gives developers the opportunity to write applications that are accessible via third-party OpenSocial partners, including popular services such as MySpace, LinkedIn and Plaxo.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://developer.myspace.com/community/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>MySpace Developer Platform</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Like the Facebook Platform, the MySpace Platform gives developers the opportunity to build applications that MySpace's 100+ million members can use.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://apiwiki.twitter.com/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Twitter API</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> The Twitter API allows developers to write applications that tap into Twitter's growing microblog community.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://www.flickr.com/services/api/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Flickr Services</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Available for non-commercial use (and commercial use by arrangement), Flickr Services give developers the ability to interact with the popular Flickr photo sharing service.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/overview.html" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>YouTube APIs</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> The YouTube offer developers the opportunity to work with the world's most popular online video website.<LineBreak />  </ListItem> <ListItem> <Link URL="http://code.google.com/android/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>Google Android</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> Designed to be "the first complete, open and free mobile platform," Google Android has received a lot of buzz and given the involvement of major technology and mobile companies, could be one of the "next big things" for developers in search of a platform to build on.</ListItem> </List> <Paragraph> <LineBreak /> These are but a handful of popular platforms and APIs available to developers today. There are literally thousands more out there that provide interesting opportunities to developers.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /> ProgrammableWeb has <Link URL="http://www.programmableweb.com/apis" Window="Self">a great directory</Link> worth checking out for more ideas.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2008-09-13T23:33:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>There's no doubt that the plethora of third-party developer platforms and APIs that exist today have given developers a considerable number of opportunities to build applications that can quickly made available to millions upon millions of people.</strong> <br /> <br /> Here is a list of some of the more popular platforms and APIs that developers have successfully leveraged to build popular applications - some of which even reportedly generate significant revenues.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>There's no doubt that the plethora of third-party developer platforms and APIs that exist today have given developers a considerable number of opportunities to build applications that can quickly made available to millions upon millions of people.</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <LineBreak /> Here is a list of some of the more popular platforms and APIs that developers have successfully leveraged to build popular applications - some of which even reportedly generate significant revenues.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2777 366337 Popular "platforms" and APIs false 2008-09-15T14:47:00+01:00 popular-platforms-and-apis 2009-04-28T23:15:09+01:00 2009-04-28T23:15:09+01:00 1053