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From their site: this service will make a wealth of data available to the mash-up community in the creation of rich consumer sites. The initial dataset will include the full CNET catalog of technology products and software titles. This is the same dataset that drives the highly trafficked sites of CNET Reviews, Shopper.com and Download.com. Over time, the API will add news articles, community content, blog posts and full product reviews. The API is designed for easy data discovery and integration. The interface is REST-based, supporting both XML and JSON response formats. It has undergone extensive performance optimization, in order to ensure rapid response times. To simplify query creation, a tool called the Dashboard is available that allows the user to interactively select data sets to include in the response stream.Read More

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CNET: Highlights

Summary
Shopping services
Category
Shopping
Tags
Protocols
REST
Data Formats
XML, JSON
API home
http://www.cnet.com/4520-33_1-6694373-1.html 

CNET: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups
techProduct, category, softwareProduct  
Example API Methods
softwareProduct  
Client Install Required
No  
Service Endpoint
http://api.cnet.com/restApi/v1.0

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements
Application ID  
Developer Key Required
Yes  
Account Required
 
Commercial Licensing
 
Provider
www.cnet.com  
Non-Commercial Lic.
 
Data Licensing
 
Usage Fees
 
Usage Limits
 
Terms of Service
 

Security

Authentication Model
API Key 
SSL Support
No 
Read-only Without Login
Yes 

Support

Vendor API Kits
 
Community API Kits
 
API Blog
 
Site Blog
 
API Forum
 
Developer Support
 

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Mashups, Developers & Source Code

Developers using CNET[ Add me ]

  • headup
  • mlachwani
  • VGraupera
  • billgraham
  • madsadman
  • nakula
  • nikolas
  • preciseNews
  • Woya
  • zuzar

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Comments 

April 13, 2007
at 16:58
Comment by: billgraham

Here are a few links to CNET API documentation:

http://api.cnet.com/4520-33_1-6720930-1.html
http://api.cnet.com/4520-33_1-6720981-1.html
http://api.cnet.com/4520-33_1-6721547-1.html

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