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These are news items I've curated in my Google Reader, Twitter and bookmarking using Pinboard. Sometimes I add a little commentary to each post.

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Leaflet - a JavaScript library for mobile-friendly maps - Geeklist - Geeklist

geekli.st on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Geeklist is a vibrant platform for geeks to discover, connect and share the great work they have done and who they did it with.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Code LIbraries, JavaScript, Mapping, webmapping

Developer Advocates - Google Code

code.google.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Here are some members of the Developer Relations team. We are dedicated to helping you make the most out of Google's developer products. If you are interested in learning more about what we do, please check out our jobs site. or select a product and/or region Loading.... read the full post.

Tags: , , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Google

Evangelist Profiles

msdn.microsoft.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Abby Fichtner has been developing software wearing every hat imaginable (albeit with a particular passion for programming) since 1994. Although, technically, she got her start at the age of 8 when her father brought home an Atari 800. In the evenings, they would sit together and type in the machine code from the Atari magazines because that was the way serious geeks got their computer games! Abby has worked for a number of startups, a little company called Oracle, and a boutique firm named Number Six Software that specialized in helping organizations improve how they develop software through agile player/coaching.... read the full post.

Tags: , , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Microsoft

Cloudera Announces Cloudera Developer Kit, Enabling Developers to Build Hadoop Apps Faster

nosql.mypopescu.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: I didn’t know what to think of this announcement after reading the WSJ title.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Data, Hadoop

Deprecating HTTP 1.0 for the Streaming API

dev.twitter.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Engineers here at Twitter are always looking for ways to increase efficiency and simplify our codebase. To that end, we're deprecating HTTP 1. 0 support for all streaming API endpoints. While our streaming API continues to grow, this version of the protocol is rarely used. Also, its successor (HTTP 1. 1, introduced in 1999) offers features that are useful for streamed responses. One of the biggest advantages HTTP 1. 1 offers over 1. 0 with regard to streamed data is its introduction of the Transfer-Encoding: chunked header. Use of chunked transfer encoding allows applications to more effectively manage read buffers, as chunk sizes are interleaved with data as Tweets are written to the stream.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Real-Time, Streaming, Twitter

Dyn Acquires Mobile Dashboard App Trendslide

dyn.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Manchester, NH (May 13, 2013) – Dyn, the worldwide leader in Internet Infrastructure as a Service, announced today it has acquired Trendslide, a mobile dashboard app startup. The acquisition expands Dyn’s services to now include mobile data and analytics offerings for online businesses. While this mobile app was traditionally intended to be a sales/marketing tool, Dyn will now position it as a DevOps tool for its customers. This move, combined with the acquisition of Verelo in late 2012 and the hiring of Pete Cheslock as Dyn Director of Dev Tools, Donald Layden as Project Manager, Tools, and the promotion of Carl Levine to DevOps Evangelist, is proof that Dyn is committed to being an important voice and part of the DevOps community.... read the full post.

Tags: , Acquisition, Analytics, API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Mobile

Edmonton Unveils “The Way We Live” Citizen Dashboard

www.socrata.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: On July 7, 2010, Edmonton’s City Council approved The Way We Live: Edmonton’s People Plan, a 10-year strategic initiative that helps clarify the role the City has in quality of life issues. The plan is the third addition to The Way Ahead: City of Edmonton’s Strategic Plan, a collection of 10-year goals to improve Edmonton’s livability by creating a socially sustainable, civil, and caring society. The Way We Live Implementation Plan includes six goals. They promote improvements in connectedness, leisure, affordability, safety, attractiveness, and sustainability in the City of Edmonton.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, API-Voice, City Government

Introducing the Brand New Rapleaf Dashboard!

www.rapleaf.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Spring has finally sprung and so has the new Rapleaf Dashboard. We've added a ton of features to help you receive, track, and visualize the Rapleaf data you want. Now when you log in to the Dashboard, you can access all the info you need on both your Batch Append files and API keys. The Batch Append Dashboard Our new Batch Append Dashboard takes you through the entire Rapleaf append process, from email upload to data download. Walkthrough Tutorial From the start, a pop-up tutorial guides new users through all the steps of uploading a file to the Rapleaf site. Charts & Graphs Once you purchase data, the Batch Append Dashboard is also home to aggregate charts and graphs driven by your Rapleaf data.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Contacts, CRM, Data, Email

Public API Update

developer.netflix.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Starting today, we will no longer provide expiration dates for any of our titles in the public API. We will continue to publish the field to the REST API and the catalog index file to minimize the likelihood of breaking applications that use it, although all titles will now have "1/1/2100" as the date value. We are making this change because the expiration date can be inaccurate as a result of frequent, often last minute, changes in content flow. Netflix members will still be able to see the listed title expirations on Netflix. com on each individual title page.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Deprecation, Entertainment

Skype 2.6 for Windows Phone 8

blogs.skype.com on 05/13/2013

Excerpt: Today we have released a minor update for Skype for Windows Phone 8, version 2. 6. In this release we focused on further increasing the reliability of chat and call notifications, improving reliability of calls to phone numbers and resolving occasional missing message preview in the recent conversations list. Get the updated version now from the Windows Phone Store. We’re always looking to improve your experience on Skype and pay close attention to your feedback. To get the latest news and tips, follow us on Twitter and Facebook, or join us on the Skype Support Network. Full release notes for Skype 2.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Mobile, Skype, Windows