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Why the Transportation Market Exemplifies the Need for Vertical API Platforms

As many organizations still use legacy systems in tandem with more modern solutions, APIs serve as a connection between the two. There are two types of API companies experiencing success—those with vertical and horizontal platforms—each offering a different level of connectivity and expertise.

Why GDPR Compliance Is a Ready-Made Problem For APIs

If you were existing anywhere but under a rock for the last few weeks, then you were probably subjected to a gauntlet of GDPR notifications from the websites that you frequent, including ProgrammableWeb. They may not have even mentioned GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulation.

Analysis

David Berlind

Security, API Strategy

06-14-2018

How SwaggerHub Helps Your API Development Program Scale

It's a great thing when your product or service is being used by thousands. But systems need to scale to accommodate your growing user base. Managing the processes that help you scale can be difficult. In this article we discuss the ways in which SwaggerHub provides a platform for API team to scale.

API History Repeats Itself as Recalibrated Twitter Dev Strategy Forces Shutdown of Favstar Twitter StreamingFavatar

Favstar, a service that helps users "find great tweets and interesting people to follow", has announced that it will be shutting down next month because of changes Twitter is making to its APIs. Favstar's creator, Tim Haines, was left with no choice but to shut his service down due to API changes.

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Patricio Robles

API Management, API Strategy, Social

05-17-2018

How to Ensure APIs Drive Everlasting Organizational Value API University

The notion that intelligence is about maximizing future freedom of action is a useful framework for businesses navigating digital transformation and modernization. Often, the difference between a future of options and a future of dead ends involves how a company designs and manages its APIs.

Analysis

John Rethans

API Strategy

04-18-2018

How to Ensure a Painless API Release in 10 Steps API University

It’s an old adage but it’s true; if you want your API to succeed, treat it like a product. And one of the most important steps in any product’s lifecycle is when it gets released. James Higginbotham offers a 10-point checklist to help make sure that your API release runs as smoothly as possible.

On the Web

Wendell Santos

API Strategy, API Design, API Management

04-08-2018

How Twitter Can Become the Next Amazon

Over the last few years, one of the more painful things to watch (from a business perspective) is how Twitter hasn’t been able to seriously capitalize on its insane popularity. The stock currently trades at roughly the same level it did one year before the 2016 presidential election.

Analysis

David Berlind

Social, API Strategy, Webhooks

03-27-2018

Why to Think Twice Before Founding an API Startup, Or Acquiring One FlickrGoogle Maps
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Back in 2005, when I bore witness to the debut of the first two Web APIs (Google Maps and Flickr) while working as a journalist for CNET, I knew something big was about to happen. To this day, it is still one of the most dramatic tipping points our industry has ever seen.

Analysis

David Berlind

API Strategy, API Education

03-26-2018

How to Prioritize API Integrations API University

"To integrate, or not to integrate?" That’s the question often facing product managers. The issue is that keeping up with all the integrations available is nearly impossible. Let’s look at how you can prioritize and measure the impact of the API project you assign to the development team.

Analysis

George Nielsen

API Strategy, Integration, Project Management

03-16-2018

How Autodata Became an API Platform for the Automotive Industry Autodata

In the 1970s, Autodata was a publisher of technical automotive manuals that helped vehicle owners fix their own cars. Today, Autodata has become a data and software company that offers a platform that powers an emerging generation of API-based solutions for tomorrow’s automotive market.

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Why the Transportation Market Exemplifies the Need for Vertical API Platforms

Why GDPR Compliance Is a Ready-Made Problem For APIs

How SwaggerHub Helps Your API Development Program Scale

API History Repeats Itself as Recalibrated Twitter Dev Strategy Forces Shutdown of Favstar Twitter StreamingFavatar

How to Ensure APIs Drive Everlasting Organizational Value API University

How to Ensure a Painless API Release in 10 Steps API University

How Twitter Can Become the Next Amazon

Why to Think Twice Before Founding an API Startup, Or Acquiring One FlickrGoogle Maps
More Related
Twilio SMS

How to Prioritize API Integrations API University

How Autodata Became an API Platform for the Automotive Industry Autodata