# Weekly API.Report For March 30th, 2015

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<p>I swear <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>3D Printing</strong></span> is continuing to cross over in some interesting ways:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://3dprint.com/53152/sensors-in-casts-3d-printing/">Sensors Embedded into 3D Printed Casts and Braces Will Track Patients Progress</a> - An interesting intersection of healthcare and 3d printing, and sensor &amp; IoT. I'm seeing a lot of crossover like this, and trying to separate the fact v fiction.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/03/24/3d-printed-motorcycle-weighs-only-18kg/">3D Printed Motorcycle Weighs Only 18kg</a> - 3D printing motorcycle. yeah!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>Interesting week for <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>acquisitions</strong></span> in my opinion:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/smartbear-picks-swagger-api-project/2015/03/26">SmartBear Picks Up Swagger API Project</a> - Big acquisition in my world.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.helloreverb.com/swagger-smartbear/">Swagger + SmartBear!</a> - Tonys thoughts on the shift of Swagger.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/intuit-acquires-playbook-hr-for-quickbooks-online-self-employed/">Intuit acquires Playbook HR for QuickBooks Online Self-Employed</a> - An acquisition from within the Intuit ecosystem.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Seems like <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>agriculture</strong></span> is a continuing trend:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-newman/the-monsanto-privacy-mode_b_6955640.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">The Monsanto Privacy Model? Monsanto and Farmer Organizations May be Forging New Path to Data Cooperation</a> - Always a reminder that companies that I may not agree with their overall mission, also listen to what we say, and implement in their own ways.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/farmers-drone-regulations_n_6941692.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">Farm Groups Fight For Drone Freedom</a> - One of the many emergy areas of drone space, that crosses over regulation and its collision in a particular industry.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.temboo.com/post/114515784476">Urban Agriculture and the Internet of Things</a> - You do not hear much about urban agriculture in the IoT agriculture talks I've seen. Temboo is interesting lately with their IoT work.</li>
</ul>
<p>Several diverse areas within <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>analytics</strong></span> caught my attention:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/yet-analytics-builds-upon-dod%E2%80%99s-experience-api/elsewhere-web/2015/03/28">Yet Analytics Builds Upon the DoD&rsquo;s Experience API</a> - Something I suggested a while back. I think there are lots of analytic opportunities to be built on the Xperience API.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://keenio.tumblr.com/post/114588771746">Introducing: Data Explorer</a> - Everyone has a data explorer, providing a lens to look at the data exhaust for any platform-analytics in this case.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://badgeville.com/blog/badgeville-launches-new-analytics-for-enterprise-gamification-programs">Badgeville Launches New Analytics for Enterprise Gamification Programs</a> - Making the nod to enterprise.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44bd1b9e/sc/24/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C240Cwith0E35m0Emore0Ein0Ethe0Ebank0Elocalytics0Ehas0Enow0Eraised0Emore0Ethan0Eany0Eother0Etechstars0Ealum0C/story01.htm">With $35M more in the bank, Localytics has now raised more than any other Techstars alum</a> - I am guessing this is a signal of some sort to VCs. I am just keeping track of as part of larger Localytics tracking.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API aggregation</strong></span> tidbits:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://cloud-elements.com/tickets-to-issues-zendesk-and-jira-api-integrations-2/">Tickets to Issues: Zendesk and JIRA API Integrations</a> - An interesting API interoperability and aggregation story, but also applies to API management that API providers can follow.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://blog.twitter.com/2015/twitter-sign-in-with-treelineio">Twitter Sign-in with Treeline.io</a> - A new product Twitter is pushing. They do a form of API aggregation, but I am more curious about why Twitter is pushing as something.</li>
</ul>
<p>Helpful <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API debugging</strong></span> assistance from Splunk:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.splunk.com/2015/03/25/troubleshooting-connectivity-issues-to-splunks-api-from-the-sdk/">Troubleshooting connectivity issues to Splunk&rsquo;s API from the SDK</a> - Always helpful to assist devs with troubleshooting, especially at the SDK level.</li>
</ul>
<p>Big shifts in the world of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API definitions</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/26/swagger-shifts-hands-from-reverb-to-smartbear">Swagger Shifts Hands From Reverb to SmartBear &middot;</a> - My thoughts on the transition.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://restlet.com/blog/2015/03/26/lets-get-swagger-right/">Let&rsquo;s Get Swagger Right</a> - Dig Jerome's view on the move. I think we are all in agreement on what has to happen next...&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/smartbear-picks-swagger-api-project/2015/03/26">SmartBear Picks Up Swagger API Project</a> - Big acquisition in my world.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.helloreverb.com/swagger-smartbear/">Swagger + SmartBear!</a> - Tonys thoughts on the shift of Swagger.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/03/23/web-metadata-publishing-using-xml/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=web-metadata-publishing-using-xml">Web Metadata Publishing Using XML</a> - Some more great information coming out of digitalgov that agencies can follow.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API deployment</strong></span> advice from this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.dreamfactory.com/dont-build-your-own-rest-apis-part-1-of-4">Don't Build Your Own REST APIs (Part 1 of 4)</a> - An interesting series to follows on how and why of API deployment.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://openlegacy.com/bridging-the-it-innovation-gap/">Bridging the IT &ldquo;Innovation Gap&rdquo;</a> - Some superficial, but valuable advice from OpenLegacy.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://restlet.com/technical-resources/apispark/guide/get-started/interactive-assistants">Use interactive assistants at Restlet</a> - An approach to helping onboard users that I'm keeping an eye on. How Restlet is helping folks deploy APIs.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://restlet.com/blog/2015/03/23/relooked-download-area-for-restlet-framework/">Relooked Download Area for Restlet Framework</a> - Take another look at what Restlet has going on with their open source API deployment tools.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valuable <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API design</strong></span> from this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apihandyman.io/the-ways-of-the-api-smartness/">The ways of the API smartness</a> - I am digging on the approach of API Handyman. Lots of deep information, but with a pragmatic undertone, which I like, because I think it helps people make sense of this crazy world, and the complexities of hypermedia, and API design in general.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/2899345/apis/apis-arent-apps-make-them-thin-and-light.html">APIs aren&rsquo;t apps: Make them as thin and light as possible</a> - Some wise words, and more advice on the micro front of API design.</li>
</ul>
<p>Keeping developers up to speed with a little <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API evangelism</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developer.intuit.com/blog/2015/03/23/whats-new-for-developers-in-quickbooks-online-v83/?link=rss">What&rsquo;s new for developers in QuickBooks Online V83?</a> - Communicate that roadmap. So important.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API events</strong></span> activity (mostly from my events ;-)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apidaysberlin2015.apistrat.com/architecture-scalability-and-microservices-at-apidays-apistrat-in-berlin-next-month/">Architecture, Scalability and Microservices At @APIDays / @APIStrat in Berlin Next Month</a> - Important session at APIStrat next month.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12607952.htm">APIDays Berlin &amp; APIStrat Europe 2015 Announce Updates to Berlin Program, New Speakers, Keynotes and the SpeedHack API Hackathon</a> - Schedule is coming into focus for APIStrat / API Days.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://apidaysberlin2015.apistrat.com/sessions/building-right-lessons-from-the-trenches/">Building It Right &ndash; Lessons from the Trenches &laquo; APIDays Berlin and APIStrat Europe 2015</a> - One of the most important sessions we do regularly at API Days / APIStrat&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxojfwgPRnU">Open APIs Panel - API360 - YouTube</a> - A panel I did last year at API360 that got published.</li>
</ul>
<p>Great <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API lifecycle</strong></span> guidance out of Nordic APIs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nordicapis.com/?p=3037">The Entire API Lifecycle</a> - I think I'm going to break these lifecycle discussions into their own area. Normally I put under business of APIs, but recently some of the conversation is elevating way beyond just business.</li>
</ul>
<p>Lots to highlight from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API management</strong></span> this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developerboards.att.lithium.com/t5/AT-T-Developer-Program-Blogs/10-Questions-to-Consider-When-Using-an-API/ba-p/39905?nobounce">10 Questions to Consider When Using an API</a> - Interesting to see other people's lists.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/26/ga-of-api-management-premium-tier/">GA of API Management Premium Tier</a> - Interesting to see the perks that come with the premium tier.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/890435/Getting-Started-with-Azure-API-Management">Getting Started with Azure API Management</a> - There is definitely a Microsoft bent at CodeProject, but it is always good to see 101 tutorials for anything APIs.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://developer.amazon.com/post/Tx1HI1N5ZFX0PEK/Sign-up-Now-for-the-Amazon-Echo-Beta-SDK">Sign up Now for the Amazon Echo Beta SDK</a> - This is why I track on the intersection of voice and API resources.Siri is just a glimpse of the future, and how voice will be how we access digital resources.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bizcoder.com/are-you-or-your-customers-leaking-your-api-keys">Bizcoder - Are You Or Your Customers Leaking Your API Keys?</a> - Some words of wisdom from Daryll about API keys.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/onenotedev/archive/2015/03/24/one-year-of-onenote-api-one-updated-roadmap.aspx">One Year of OneNote API, One Updated Roadmap</a> - I enjoy stories like this regarding the roadmap for APIs. It is important to talk this stuff with your community.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://cloud-elements.com/tickets-to-issues-zendesk-and-jira-api-integrations-2/">Tickets to Issues: Zendesk and JIRA API Integrations</a> - An interesting API interoperability and aggregation story, but also applies to API management that API providers can follow.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.mailgun.com/default-api-version-now-v3/">Default API Version Now v3</a> - Interesting to see Mailgun talk through their versioning, and how they enforce users to migrate.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/888959/Manage-monitor-and-control-all-your-IoT-devices-wi">Manage, monitor, and control all your IoT devices with Overlord</a> - Overlord is a tool that came up on my radar a couple of months ago, and it is interesting to see it used in Iot management.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/4500/webinar-using-zapier-to-streamline-your-email-marketing">Webinar: Using Zapier to streamline your email marketing</a> - Webinars are good, but also being an API that showcases how to use API reciprocity tools like Zapier to be successful.</li>
</ul>
<p>Also some interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API monetization</strong></span> chatter:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/26/ga-of-api-management-premium-tier/">GA of API Management Premium Tier</a> - Interesting to see the perks that come with the premium tier.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://nordicapis.com/top-5-api-monetization-models/">Top 5 API Monetization Models</a> - A great breakdown of the API monetization models. You don't see them broken down this well often.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/25/bandwidth-quota-changes-to-the-free-offer-of-azure-app-service/">Bandwidth Quota changes to the Free offer of Azure App Service</a> - This is probably a monetization story too. Cloud computing should be the blueprint for much of the cloud.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/facebook-has-paid-out-8b-to-developers/">Facebook has paid out $8B to developers</a> - It is not just about API providers making money from developers, it can also be about developers making money from the APIs.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2015/03/25/facebooks-liverail-will-let-publishers-monetize-both-video-and-display-ads-in-mobile-apps/">Facebook&rsquo;s LiveRail will let publishers monetize both video and display ads in mobile apps</a> - I will have to dive deeper into LiveRail. I tend to stay away from advertising, but I find it is common in monetization discussions. sadly.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.appsgeyser.com/blog/2015/03/27/build-apps-market-apps-importantly-monetize-apps-appsgeyser/">Build Apps, Market Apps and Most Importantly Monetize Apps With AppsGeyser</a>&nbsp;- Checking out the monetization opportunities from AppGeyser.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some good <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API monitoring</strong></span> leads from this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://opensource.sys-con.com/node/2178585">Integrating Open Source Monitoring with Monitis</a> - Taking a closer look at Monitis, and see how it fits into the bigger API testing picture.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/03/25/resource-monitoring-solution/">Resource monitoring solution</a> - An interesting look at monitoring, as applied to the world of IoT.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/890390/Simple-Demo-to-Check-Status-of-API-Server">Simple Demo to Check Status of API Server</a> - A basic look at a single API monitoring script.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://css.dzone.com/articles/machine-data-end-end-iot">Machine Data for End-to-End IoT System Monitoring</a> - Tracking on monitoring, and how we can push this discuss to not just the device , but also the API layer.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/888959/Manage-monitor-and-control-all-your-IoT-devices-wi">Manage, monitor, and control all your IoT devices with Overlord</a> - Overlord is a tool that came up on my radar a couple of months ago, and it is interesting to see it used in Iot management.</li>
</ul>
<p>I am not the only one busting out the good <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API news</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://restlet.com/blog/2015/03/27/this-week-in-api-land-take-2/">This week in API land, take 2</a> - I'm going to list the best news roundups from the space. It is great to see the coverage between all of us who care about space.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://apprenda.com/blog/apis-hey-you-never-know-apprenda-marketwatch/">APIs: Hey, You Never Know.</a> - Another interesting roundup from the folks over at Apprenda.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API performance</strong></span> is something I'll be breaking out more as well:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.smartbear.com/apm/performance-issue-considerations-for-microservices-apis/">Performance Issue Considerations for Microservices APIs</a> - Performance is definitely a stop along the API lifecycle that is growing increasingly important.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartBear/~3/QydrWTQToI0/">Performance Monitoring Will Need to Join the Crowd</a> - An interesting look at monitoring, as something the company owns, which I think is an important take. This is something that will oftenneed to be addressed from outside in, with information shared by the entire space.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/23/with-apis-replacing-middle---management-how-is-their---performance-measured/">With APIs Replacing Middle Management, How is Their Performance Measured?</a> - Not sure I buy the overall argument that APIs are replacing, but I like their take on performance, measurement, and understanding.</li>
</ul>
<p>Big moves fro Talend in the area of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API reciprocity</strong></span>, and I guess cloud storage:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/24/talend-launches-integration-cloud/">Talend Launches Integration Cloud</a> - Looks like Talend going beyond ETL and reciprocity, and giving you a place to store things as well.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/talend-unfurls-integration-cloud.html">Talend Unfurls Integration Cloud</a> - Another take on what Talend is up to from out in the press.</li>
</ul>
<p>Like seeing talk on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API stability</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/TNb-xRvHhrk/27">Facebook's Zuckerberg Discusses API Stability in F8 Keynote</a> - Discussing stability is always important. Also equally import to address issues as soon as you can.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Previoius weeks have been a lot of talk by me, but this wee there were two amazing <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>visualization</strong></span> discussions:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.silk.co/post/114658890792/sharing-the-silk-data-handbook">Sharing the Silk Data Handbook</a> - A great, step by step guide to open data, visualizations, and much more. Adding to my stack of reference material.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/data-apis-design-and-visual-storytelling.html">Data APIs, design, and visual storytelling</a> - Music to my ears. Exactly the type of vision I want for the world of APis and visualizations. It is so important that this gets told over and over.</li>
</ul>
<p>Two interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>authentication</strong></span> pieces:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/890684/Authentication-Using-JSON-Web-Token">Authentication Using JSON Web Token</a> - A hands on example of how to put JSON web token to work.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rdegges.com/why-i-love-basic-auth/">Randall Degges - Why I Love Basic Auth</a> - An interesting defense of BasicAuth. Can't say I've ever seen someone defend BasicAuth. I would aruge that oAuth isn't complicated when done right, and goes way beyond anything basicauth does.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Thoughts on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>automobiles</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/27/what-to-think-ep-47-the-future-of-cities-with-swarms-of-driverless-cars/">What to Think, Ep. 47: The future of cities with swarms of driverless cars</a> - Staying tuned to the latest in scifi.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://johndayautomotivelectronics.com/11-musts-for-an-automotive-integration-revolution/">11 Musts for an Automotive Integration Revolution</a> - A valuable checklist for addition to my automobile research.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/15/03/b5355168/silicon-labs-pumps-up-the-volume-for-automotive-infotainment-with-scala">Silicon Labs Pumps Up the Volume for Automotive Infotainment with Scalable...</a> - Automobile infotainment. I'm guessing everything we have in regular life, we now need driving down the road.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>banking</strong></span> chatter I felt worthy of higlighting:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://tomorrowstransactions.com/2015/03/the-bank-business-model-for-apis-identity/">The bank business model for APIs: Identity</a> - An important part of the overall banking API conversation.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/mobile-banking-usage-continues-to-climb-fed-says/">Mobile Banking Usage Continues to Climb, Fed Says</a> - A carrot for the banking space to get their API world in order to support mobile banking.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/24/why-apple-pay-is-opening-the-door-to-fraud/">How Apple Pay exposes security flaws in banking</a> - An interesting breakdown of the supply chain behind Apple Pay.</li>
</ul>
<p>I am tracking more on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>blockchain</strong></span> now too:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/paystand-offers-first-bitcoin-mpos/">PayStand Offers First Bitcoin mPOS</a> - Bitcoin in the POS space, a sign things are moving more mainstream for me.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/pragmatic-banker-conversations-about-bitcoin-smart-contracts-on-blockchain/">Pragmatic banker conversations about Bitcoin &amp; smart contracts on blockchain</a> - Part of my overall education on blockchain, and increasing my tracking on the space.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Bots</strong></span> can be fun to throw in as well:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.iron.io/2015/03/super-easy-serverless-slack-bots.html">Super Easy Serverless Slack Bots</a> - I like bots. They are fun!</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Browser APIs</strong></span> are normal, but I'm keeping a closer eye on to educate myself:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-will-implement-pointer-events-api-in-chrome-after-all/#ftag=RSSbaffb68">âGoogle will implement Pointer Events API in Chrome after all</a> - Not usual for me to track on browser APis, but as part of my wider look at device, network, and other APIs I'm going to look at more.</li>
</ul>
<p>The infamous area called the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>business of APIs</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/27/how-do-you-make-something-something-the-api-edition">How Do You Make Something, Something, The API Edition &middot;</a> - Just some of my thoughts about how we got here. and where we could be going.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/03/26/how-to-leverage-web-apis-in-your-business/?awesm=tnw.to_p3NNO">How To Leverage Web APIs In Your Business</a> - A great entry level piece from the 3Scale folks.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/the-shape-of-software-architecture.html">The shape of software architecture</a> - A look at the architectural landscape. APIs are stimulating lots of architectural shifts, resulting in some interesting conversations from experienced folks.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.runscope.com/posts/what-you-thought-you-knew-about-api-trends-api-leaders-tell-all-at-sxsw">What You Thought You Knew About API Trends: API Leaders Tell All at SXSW</a> - A realistic look at what is going on with APIs from SXSW.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-web-services-became-cloud-magic-then-turned-real-again/">How web services became cloud magic, then turned real again</a> - I always love hearing these history stories from people about how we got here from SOA.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/24/reflecting-on-api-management-and-the-apigee-ipo">Reflecting On API Management And The Apigee IPO &middot;</a> - Some deep thoughts after the Apigee IPO.</li>
</ul>
<p>Oh the magic of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cameras</strong></span> with IPs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/28/the-backed-pack-a-security-sensor-an-all-in-one-charger-a-smart-messenger-bag/">The Backed Pack: A security sensor, an all-in-one charger, &amp; a smart messenger bag</a>&nbsp;- Surveilling all the surveillance items.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.securityworldhotel.com/int/News/Product-News/a-dedicated-driver-for-vivotek-ip-cameras-in-milestone">Dedicated Milestone driver for Vivotek IP cameras</a> - Keeping an eye on the camera side of IoT.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/dynamsoft-sdk-adds-webcam-image-capture/2015/03/24">Dynamsoft SDK Adds Webcam Image Capture</a> - You will see webcam and surveillance camera images show up more and more in commerce.</li>
</ul>
<p>Two <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>API career</strong></span> paths to highlight this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jobs.climber.com/jobs/Engineering-Architecture/Falls-Church-VA-22040-USA/New-Business-Solution-Architect/100423070">New Business Solution Architect - Falls Church, VA, 22040, USA (#jobs)</a> - I used to work at the Starbucks in Falls Church.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://jobview.monster.com/Watson-Design-Team-Manager-Job-Pittsburgh-PA-US-148096771.aspx">Watson Design Team Manager Job in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US</a> - Would be a pretty kick ass job.</li>
</ul>
<p>From the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>city government</strong></span> front:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/cook-county-data-updates-for-the-month-of-march/">Cook County Data Updates for the Month of March</a> - Always a nice look at the potential for open data at the country level from Illinois.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/smart-chicago-teams-up-with-code-for-america-for-national-day-of-civic-hacking/">Smart Chicago teams up with Code for America for National Day of Civic Hacking</a> - We need this in all cities, all the time.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/how-to-build-civic-engagement-in-civic-tech-4-lead-from-shared-spaces/">How-To Build Civic Engagement in Civic Tech #4: Lead from Shared Spaces</a> - There is some serious wisdom being passed down in this series.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.detroitwaterproject.org/">Detroit Water Project - Help a Detroit resident with their water bill!</a> - Such a worthy project. Support.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/03/25/detroit-embraces-transparency-with-new-open-data-portal/">Detroit embraces transparency with new open data portal</a> - More progress out of Detroit. I am hoping they can use open data and APIs to help turn things around and give Chicago a run for their money on delivering in this area.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/how-to-build-civic-engagement-in-civic-tech-3-create-two-way-educational-environments/">How-To Build Civic Engagement in Civic Tech #3: Create Two-Way Educational Environments</a> - Another example of the wisdom coming out of the Smart Chicago Collaborative.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.socrata.com/blog/kevin-merritt-talks-data-geekwire/">Kevin Merritt Talks Data With GeekWire</a> - Kevin has a lot of experience on the open data front.</li>
</ul>
<p>Hard to tell who is winning when it comes to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cloud computing</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/introducing-the-Scalable-and-Resilient-Web-Apps-Solution.html">Introducing the Scalable and Resilient Web Apps Solution</a> - Lots of advice from cloud providers about the best way to build apps lately.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/03/26/google-cloud-now-makes-it-easy-to-deploy-applications-in-one-click/?awesm=tnw.to_g4tUS">Google Cloud Makes It Easy To Deploy Apps In One Click</a> - One click API deployment is coming soon too!&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/26/azure-virtual-machines-now-with-salt/">Azure Virtual Machines, now with &ldquo;Salt&rdquo;</a> - Adding Salt to list of frameworks I'm watching.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/deploy-popular-software-packages-using-Cloud-Launcher.html">Deploy popular software packages using Cloud Launcher</a> - Popular API packages too?&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/26/new-azure-services-that-protect-and-maximize-it-investments-in-enterprise-friendly-ways/">New Azure services that maximize IT investments and developer agility</a> - Microsoft courting the enterprise.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/25/bandwidth-quota-changes-to-the-free-offer-of-azure-app-service/">Bandwidth Quota changes to the Free offer of Azure App Service</a> - This is probably a monetization story too. Cloud computing should be the blueprint for much of the cloud.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/cloudfront-reporting-update-new-device-report-csv-integration-and-more/">CloudFront Reporting Update &ndash; New Device Report, CSV, Integration, and More</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/microsoft-announces-azure-app-service/2015/03/24">Microsoft Announces Azure App Service&nbsp;</a>- Cause everyone does BaaS now.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/03/24/microsoft-announces-azure-app-service-hopes-it-will-serve-as-the-backend-for-all-kinds-of-apps/">Microsoft announces Azure App Service; hopes it will serve as the backend for all kinds of apps</a> - Another take at the service.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cloud storage</strong></span> specific items too:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.talend.com/blog/2015/03/27/what-is-%E2%80%9Cthe-data-vault%E2%80%9D-and-why-do-we-need-it">What is &ldquo;The Data Vault&rdquo; and why do we need it?</a> - Talends take on the data storage problems the enterprise are facing, and how they help provide a solution.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/26/amazon-launches-two-new-cloud-drive-unlimited-plans-11-99year-for-photos-and-59-99year-for-everything/">Amazon Cloud Drive goes unlimited: $11.99/year for photos and $59.99/year for everything</a> - I'm pondering signing up for Amazon Cloud Drive and put my personal items there, just to see what the hubbub is.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-emr-supports-s3-client-side-encryption/">Amazon EMR Now Supports Amazon S3 Client-Side Encryption</a> - Some data encryption goodness from AWS. I don't use EMR, but still good to see.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/24/talend-launches-integration-cloud/">Talend Launches Integration Cloud</a> - Looks like Talend going beyond ETL and reciprocity, and giving you a place to store things as well.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/talend-unfurls-integration-cloud.html">Talend Unfurls Integration Cloud</a> - Another take on what Talend is up to.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://server.dzone.com/articles/storage-network-future-will">The Storage Network of the Future Will Feature Objects Prominently</a> - A nice breakdown of the cloud storage space.</li>
</ul>
<p>Have to look at <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>comments</strong></span> out of Facebook:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/facebook-unveils-embeddable-videos-and-unified-comments-for-publishers/">Facebook unveils embeddable videos and unified comments for publishers</a> - I'm going to try and learn more about how unified comments are working.</li>
</ul>
<p>Ony a handful <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>container</strong></span> related stories this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dciccale/angular-docker-boilerplate">dciccale/angular-docker-boilerplate</a> - I might start tracking on docker images that are related to the API world. We'll see...&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/how-to-create-a-swarm-cluster-with-docker.html">How to create a Swarm cluster with Docker</a> - Add to my knowledge base.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://clusterhq.com/blog/migration-database-container-docker-swarm/">Moving a database container with Docker Swarm and Flocker</a> - And some database knowledge. I may start organizing these my sector, as they support other areas beyond just containers.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/joyent-launches-triton-a-new-container-infrastructure-for-easier-docker-deployments/">Joyent Launches Triton, Its New Container Infrastructure For Easier Docker Deployments</a> - I am trying to track on and play with all the container efforts, but there is only so much I can do.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://kubernetesio.blogspot.com/">Kubernetes: Open Source Container Cluster Orchestration</a> - The take on orchestration from the Kubernetes team.</li>
</ul>
<p>I will try to push more <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>content</strong></span> to Tumblr as part of my evangelism work:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.datasift.com/2015/03/24/want-to-know-what-is-resonating-on-the-viral-web-tune-into-tumblr/">Want to Know What is Resonating on the Viral Web? Tune into Tumblr</a> - Tumblr doesn't play a big role in my world, but I still keep it on the fringe of what I do, and see it used by a number of API providers for their blog.</li>
</ul>
<p>A single <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>conversion</strong></span> story to share:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/418082/Parsing-EDI-to-XML-and-vice-verse">Parsing EDI to XML (and vice verse)</a> - I was doing some Swagger conversion tools, and came across this simultaneously doing my monitoring. figured it was interesting enough to track on for future reference.</li>
</ul>
<p>Paying our respects to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cURL</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://restlet.com/blog/2015/03/25/curl-turns-17/">cURL turns 17</a> - Happy birthday cURL! :-) Your almost grown up!</li>
</ul>
<p>At the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cybersecurity</strong></span> front:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://disruptiveviews.com/threat-sharing-bill-proposed-to-counter-cybersecurity-threats/">&lsquo;Threat-sharing&rsquo; bill proposed to counter cybersecurity threats</a> - Bookmarking all cybersecurity bills for reference.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Data</strong></span> is always a big thing:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-levin/how-this-federal-data-bre_b_6952332.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">How This Federal Data Breach Law Could Actually Hurt Consumers</a> - Some interesting breakdown of the security and privacy concerns, but not sure I'm sold on it hurting consumers. Will need more processing...&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/owler-looks-how-apis-fit-daas-business-model/2015/03/27">Owler Looks at How APIs Fit into a DaaS Business Model</a> - Ok. I will take a look at what Owler is up to as well.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-newman/the-monsanto-privacy-mode_b_6955640.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">The Monsanto Privacy Model? Monsanto and Farmer Organizations May be Forging New Path to Data Cooperation</a> - Always a reminder that companies that I may not agree with their overall mission, also listen to what we say, and implement in their own ways.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talend.com/blog/2015/03/27/what-is-%E2%80%9Cthe-data-vault%E2%80%9D-and-why-do-we-need-it">What is &ldquo;The Data Vault&rdquo; and why do we need it?</a> - Talends take on the data storage problems the enterprise are facing, and how they help provide a solution.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.factual.com/factuals-trusted-data-contributor-program-adds-13-new-partners">Factual&rsquo;s Trusted Data Contributor Program Adds 13 New Partners</a> - A nice look into Factual's Trusted Data Contributor Program.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/03/patients_should_be_allowed_to_access_data_generated_by_implanted_devices.single.html">The Heart of the Matter: I can&rsquo;t access the data generated by my implanted defibrillator. That&rsquo;s absurd.</a> - Just some of the IoT data exhaust conversations going on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.datasift.com/2015/03/26/data-protection-around-the-world/">Data Protection Around the World</a> - More great stuff coming out of DataSift, and this time an important international view of things. Something we are going to need to be more educated on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.silk.co/post/114658890792/sharing-the-silk-data-handbook">Sharing the Silk Data Handbook</a> - A great, step by step guide to open data, visualizations, and much more. Adding to my stack of reference material.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.ouseful.info/2015/03/25/data-journalism-in-practice/">Data Journalism in Practice</a> - I did these kind of stories about figuring out, and breaking down areas of open data like data journalism.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44c0f7d0/sc/28/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C240Cafter0Egoing0Ebankrupt0Eselling0Egizmos0Eradioshack0Ewill0Enow0Esell0Ecustomer0Edata0C/story01.htm">After going bankrupt selling gadgets, RadioShack will now sell customer data</a> - Man. This shit really worries me. Everything goes out the window when companies are being parted out.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.socrata.com/blog/kevin-merritt-talks-data-geekwire/">Kevin Merritt Talks Data With GeekWire</a> - Kevin has a lot of experience on the open data front.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/utilityapi-automating-the-customer-to-solar-data-connection">UtilityAPI: Automating the Customer-to-Solar Data Connection :</a> - Important movement with energy APIs. I like how they break everything down. I'm adding UtilityAPI to my stack of energy APIs I'm keeping an eye on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/data-apis-design-and-visual-storytelling.html#.VRBHml-tAa0.twitter">Data APIs, design, and visual storytelling - O'Reilly Radar</a> - Man, I couldn't have written a better piece. What are great connection between APIs and visualizations, something I'm working are to connect with my audience. Leaving this tab open for a while.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/announcing-Google-Cloud-Dataflow-runner-for-Apache-Flink.html">Announcing Google Cloud Dataflow runner for Apache Flink</a> - Lots of cloud activity from Google.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/emc-unveils-federated-big-data-platform.html">EMC Unveils Federated Big Data Platform</a> - Just tracking on. Not sure I'll have much time to review.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.gooddata.com/article/set-up-data-explorer-for-project">Set up data explorer for project</a> - An interesting data explorer, and export functionality with GoodData.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SforceBlog/~3/ULBpyKS-OSY/use-pk-chunking-extract-large-data-sets-salesforce.html">Use PK Chunking to Extract Large Data Sets from Salesforce</a> - Some large data set experience over at SalesForce</li>
</ul>
<p>The conversation around the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>data center</strong></span> continues to grow:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/federated-aci-fabrics-for-dual-data-center-deployments-a-disaster-recovery-aci-use-case">Federated ACI Fabrics for Dual Data Center Deployments</a> - A lot of this data center stuff goes over my head, biut I enjoy tracking on it, and seeing where it goes.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thestack.com/michael-letschin-sddc-storage-110315">The crucial role of storage in the evolution of the Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC)</a> - I think the definition of a data center will radically change over next twenty years.</li>
</ul>
<p>Two <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>database</strong></span> items caught my attention:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://clusterhq.com/blog/migration-database-container-docker-swarm/">Moving a database container with Docker Swarm and Flocker</a> - And some database knowledge. I may start organizing these my sector, as they support other areas beyond just containers.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/24/ontotext-achieves-62-percent-yearoveryear-revenue-growth-in-the-usa-as-demand-for-semantic-solutions-rises/">Ontotext Achieves 62 Percent Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in the USA as Demand for Semantic Solutions Rises</a> - Didn't know there was so much growth in the semantic solution space. Will have to look at more.</li>
</ul>
<p>Couple of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>deprecation</strong></span> items flagged as part of story:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2014/12/announcing-deprecation-of-google-earth.html">Google Geo Developers Blog: Announcing deprecation of the Google Earth API</a> - Google is good at deprecation communication, so I'm using to reference in a story.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/v2/data-deprecation">Data Deprecation Policy for Google Analytics APIs</a> - An example of Google's deprecation policy for my research.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/doubleclick-publishers/docs/deprecation">Deprecation Schedule - Doubleclick for Publishers &mdash; Google Developers</a> - Google also has a schedule for deprecation, setting expectations for consumers.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Devops</strong></span> creeping into the mix:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/how-the-devops-revolution-informs-software-architecture.html">How the DevOps revolution informs software architecture</a> - I'm tracking on more devops stories as part of my microservices, and other architectural research.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/26/new-azure-services-that-protect-and-maximize-it-investments-in-enterprise-friendly-ways/">New Azure services that maximize IT investments and developer agility</a> - Microsoft courting the enterprise.</li>
</ul>
<p>And like that, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>drones</strong></span> are on the menu:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/27/with-the-addition-of-the-dronekit-api-i-am-now-tracking-on-the-world-of-drone-apis">With The Addition Of The DroneKit API, I Am Now Tracking On The World Of Drone APIs &middot;</a> - I have been tracking drones for a while, but just now including some stories in my roundups, as well as more coverage on the blog.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44dd2555/sc/15/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C270Cas0Efacebook0Esuccessfully0Etests0Eits0Efirst0Edrone0Eprivacy0Equestions0Eloom0C/story01.htm">As Facebook successfully tests its first drone, privacy questions loom</a> - Definitely lots of privacy conversations, which is why I am tracking on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/farmers-drone-regulations_n_6941692.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">Farm Groups Fight For Drone Freedom</a> - One of the many emergy areas of drone space, that crosses over regulation and its collision in a particular industry.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/25/8288333/fbi-drone-program-department-of-justice-customs-atf">The FBI has 17 working drones and only two pilots</a> - I'm sure they will have this problem remedied soon. drone skills will be in high demand, and I'm sure the government will work to cultivate their own flock.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8283565/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-faa-regulations">Amazon says the FAA is so slow, the delivery drone it approved is already obsolete</a> - Along with other regulatory areas, I'll keep track on the drone side of things. One thing that comes up a lot is can things move fast enough, whether it is regulation or legal definitions.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/faa-approves-some-commercial-drone-waivers/#ftag=RSSbaffb68">FAA approves some commercial drone flights</a> - Coverage of the recent FAA release.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/drones-rhino-poaching_n_6922804.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">National Parks In Africa Turn To Drones To Help Combat Scourge Of Rhino Poaching</a> - An interesting drone implementation, which is one big part of what I track on. The uses, good and bad.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/pakistan-local-drone_n_6922890.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">Pakistan Displays Locally Made Armed Drone</a> - Guess I will track on lethal drone usage, and military centric.</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm hoping for a lot more <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>election</strong></span> data and API activity in the future:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/cook-county-elections-data-at-chicago-city-data-user-group/">Cook County Elections Data at Chicago City Data User Group</a> - Elections is an important part of open data, and how APIs can help make government (or not).</li>
</ul>
<p>An interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>email</strong></span> integration between platforms I track on:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/announcing-mailchimp-sync-for-eventbrite/">Announcing MailChimp Sync for Eventbrite&nbsp;</a>- Always track on integrations between the platforms I track on.</li>
</ul>
<p>The coverage of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>embeddable</strong></span> comments at Reddit:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8283367/reddit-embedded-comments-launch">Reddit comments can now be embedded on other websites</a> - Just tracking on other embeddable efforts, and what the press thinks.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/23/reddit-now-lets-you-embed-comments-onto-your-site/">Reddit now lets you embed comments onto your site</a> - Just tracking on other embeddable efforts, and what the press thinks.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Encryption</strong></span> love from aWS:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-emr-supports-s3-client-side-encryption/">Amazon EMR Now Supports Amazon S3 Client-Side Encryption</a> - Some data encryption goodness from AWS. I don't use EMR, but still good to see.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some great <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>energy</strong></span> stories this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/03/redefining-power-distribution-using-big-data.html">Redefining power distribution using big data</a> - Several good references for the world of energy, power and APIs.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/utilityapi-automating-the-customer-to-solar-data-connection">UtilityAPI: Automating the Customer-to-Solar Data Connection :</a> - Important movement with energy APIs. I like how they break everything down. I'm adding UtilityAPI to my stack of energy APIs I'm keeping an eye on.</li>
</ul>
<p>Focus on the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>enterprise</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.apigee.com/detail/api_management_is_your_solution_enterprise_grade">API Management: Is Your Solution Enterprise-Grade?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://adtmag.com/articles/2015/03/27/wavemaker-launches-intra-enterprise-devportal.aspx">Wavemaker Launches Intra-enterprise Devportal</a> - Interesting move towards the enterprise.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.heavybit.com/blog/2015/3/23/nikecto-wheelhouse">CTO Chris Satchell on Nike's Continuous Delivery Strategy</a> - I wrote about listening to him at HeavyBit a couple weeks ago. These stories need to retold, so other enterprise groups can hear, and learn from.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://badgeville.com/blog/badgeville-launches-new-analytics-for-enterprise-gamification-programs">Badgeville Launches New Analytics for Enterprise Gamification Programs</a> - Making the nod to enterprise.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>The super fun area of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>facial recognition</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/api/alchemyapi-face-detection-and-recognition-web">AlchemyAPI Face Detection and Recognition Web</a> - Facial recognition is on of those APIs that just make me cringe, but it is something I have to track on so I know what is going on.</li>
</ul>
<p>The news worth discussing out of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>federal government</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/03/25/the-api-briefing-free-federal-energy-and-economic-information-delivered-straight-to-your-spreadsheet/">The API Briefing: Free Federal Energy and Economic Information Delivered Straight to Your Spreadsheet</a> - Ok, this is way cool. Exactly what is needed, not just in government, but across the business sector. Good to see this. I'm hoping to profile more.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@USDigitalService/mikey-dickerson-to-sxsw-why-we-need-you-in-government-f31dab3263a0">Mikey Dickerson to SXSW: Why We Need You in Government</a> - If you think government might be a fit for you, you should get a hold of them. Lots of big challenges.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtech.com/state/Why-California-Government-Needs-a-US-Digital-Service.html">Why California Government Needs a U.S. Digital Service</a> - Can't disagree with this. You'd think with its tech roots, California would be way more progressive on digital services.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://api.epdb.eu/">An API for European Union law</a> - I wish I had more time to play with APIs like this. I just do not have the time.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtech.com/federal/Commerce-Hires-Chief-Data-Officer-to-Modernize-Bureaus.html">Commerce Hires Chief Data Officer to Modernize Bureaus</a> - Yay. I'm stoked to have him working there. Makes me happy.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/open-source-software-policy-in-egovernance-cleared-communications-ministry">Open source software policy in e-governance cleared by communications ministry...</a> - Just tracking on as potential template for other countries to use.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/03/23/web-metadata-publishing-using-xml/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=web-metadata-publishing-using-xml">Web Metadata Publishing Using XML</a> - Some more great information coming out of digitalgov that agencies can follow.</li>
</ul>
<p>Three things caught my eye in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>financial</strong></span> space:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.ibm.com/apimanagement/2015/03/27/financial-services-planning-retire-apis/">Financial Services &ndash; Planning to Retire on APIs</a> - A look at the opportunity in the financial API space from IBM.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/mastercard-places-api-helps-build-location-driven-apps/2015/03/25">MasterCard Places API Helps Build Location-Driven Apps</a> - Shows the importance of location as a data point in all of this.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/fintech-1000-shows-not-that-many-insurancetech-startups-yet/">Fintech 1,000 Shows Not That Many InsuranceTech Startups</a> - Insurance is something I see talked about more often recently. Worth looking at closer.</li>
<li><a href="http://tomorrowstransactions.com/2015/03/the-bank-business-model-for-apis-identity/">The bank business model for APIs: Identity</a> - An important part of the overall banking API conversation.</li>
</ul>
<p>Look <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>fitness</strong></span> from the gaming console!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.4-traders.com/ATARI-2168735/news/ATARI--Trademark-Application-for-ATARI-FIT-Filed-by-Atari-20085569/">ATARI : Trademark Application for ATARI FIT Filed by Atari</a> - Thought was an interesting sign of life out of Atari.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8283621/xbox-fitness-microsoft-health-features-sync">Xbox Fitness now syncs exercise data to Microsoft Health</a> - The healthcare data opportunity around the gaming console.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Hackathon</strong></span> news that makes me happy:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/smart-chicago-teams-up-with-code-for-america-for-national-day-of-civic-hacking/">Smart Chicago teams up with Code for America for National Day of Civic Hacking</a> - We need this in all cities, all the time.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com.sg/resource/careers/mastercards-hackathon-in-singapore-to-focus-on-women-in-it/">MasterCard&rsquo;s hackathon in Singapore to focus on women in IT</a> - Good to see.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.ibm.com/watson/blog/2015/03/25/watson-wild-hackathons-innovation/">Watson in the Wild: How Hackathons Move The Innovation Needle</a> - A view into what IBM is up to with Watson and hackathons.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.challengepost.com/post/114493741397">Hackathon DevOps 101</a> - I did seeing these resource lists out of people experienced with hackathons. ChallengePost knows their stuff.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some of it is more IoT than <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>healthcare</strong></span>, but still pretty robust this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/03/25/the-final-stage-of-meaningful-use-rules-will-ehrs-finally-pay-off/">The Final Stage Of Meaningful Use Rules: Will EHRs Finally Pay Off?&nbsp;</a>- Trying to keep up with healthcare world, and the progress of EHRs.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/25/beyond-wearable-tech-how-philips-is-pushing-towards-the-future-of-connected-health/">Beyond wearable tech: How Philips is pushing towards the future of connected health</a> - The overlap between IoT, healthcare, and wearables is definitely a place to watch.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hhs-releases-two-healthcare-information-58147/">HHS Releases Two Healthcare Information Technology Proposed Rules</a> - A look into the role the federal government is going to play in the healthcare API space.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://3dprint.com/53152/sensors-in-casts-3d-printing/">Sensors Embedded into 3D Printed Casts and Braces Will Track Patients Progress</a> - An interesting intersection of healthcare and 3d printing, and sensor &amp; IoT. I'm seeing a lot of crossover like this, and trying to separate the fact v fiction.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.allwebsolutions.net/health/oncs-proposed-2015-edition-certification-rule-pushes-interoperability/">ONC&rsquo;s proposed 2015 Edition Certification rule pushes interoperability</a> - APIs will play an important role as the pipes.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/personalized-medicine-with-Northrop-Grumman-and-Google-Cloud-Platform.html">Personalized medicine with Northrop Grumman and Google Cloud Platform</a> - Showcasing a healthcare partnership at Google.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/24/seniors-wireless-combines-mvno-model-with-telemedicine-app-for-seniors/">Seniors Wireless combines MVNO model with telemedicine app for seniors</a> - With over 100 million people aged 50-plus in the U.S., the market for telehealth services is expected to grow to 7 million in 2018, up from 350,000 in 2013.</li>
<li><a href="https://blog.textmarks.com/text-messaging-and-diabetes-management-public-health-researchers-are-using-sms/">Text Messaging and Diabetes Management: Public Health Researchers Are Using SMS</a> - Not full on spreadsheet, but in the CSV realm. I store big CSV files on my S3.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8283621/xbox-fitness-microsoft-health-features-sync">Xbox Fitness now syncs exercise data to Microsoft Health</a> - The healthcare data opportunity around the gaming console.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://mobihealthnews.com/41680/in-meaningful-use-stage-3-an-api-could-replace-the-patient-portal-for-some-providers/">In Meaningful Use Stage 3, an API could replace the patient portal for some providers</a> - Trying to keep up.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/blogs/david-raths/stage-3-proposal-embraces-open-api-movement">Stage 3 Proposal Embraces Open API Movement</a> - More information on APIs in healthcare.</li>
</ul>
<p>A single, very cool <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>hotel</strong></span> related story this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.flyertalk.com/story/new-website-lets-travelers-compare-hotels-wi-fi-quality-before-they-book.html">New API Allows Travelers to Test &amp; Compare Hotels&rsquo; Wi-Fi Quality Before...</a> - Ok, I see a lot of dumbass APIs, and this isn't one of them. If they can really deliver on this, it could make a pretty interesting impact.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>IDE</strong></span> space is coming into focus when it comes to APIs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/26/facebook-announces-nuclide-an-open-source-ide-based-on-githubs-atom-text-editor/">Facebook announces Nuclide, an open-source IDE based on GitHub&rsquo;s Atom text editor</a> - I've been talking about using Atom. I will have to look at what Facebook has done too.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/03/24/introducing-the-azure-api-apps-tools-for-visual-studio-2013.aspx">Introducing the Azure API Apps Tools for Visual Studio 2013</a> - The API discovery via API stuff I've been talking about for a while is finally becoming a reality.</li>
</ul>
<p>Good <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ideas</strong></span> are contagious in the API space:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.alchemyapi.com/apis-and-libraries-web-application-building-blocks">APIs and Libraries: Web Application Building Blocks</a> - Some imaginative writing from the folks over at AlchemyAPI.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.twilio.com/blog/2015/03/create-a-browser-based-photobooth-with-javascript-php-and-twilio.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=create-a-browser-based-photobooth-with-javascript-php-and-twilio">Create a Browser-Based Photobooth with JavaScript, PHP and Twilio</a> - A very cool, simple example from twilio.</li>
</ul>
<p>Keeping an eye on the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>international</strong></span> picture:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.datasift.com/2015/03/26/data-protection-around-the-world/">Data Protection Around the World</a> - More great stuff coming out of DataSift, and this time an important international view of things. Something we are going to need to be more educated on.</li>
</ul>
<p>The always active <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Internet of Things (IoT)</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1775">Enginursday: Arduino Celebration and Hexbugs hacking with Bob Martin</a> - Ok, hacking Hexbugs. Hell yeah!&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://disruptiveviews.com/smart-meters-not-so-smart/">Smart meters &ndash; not so smart</a> - An interesting take on smart meters not working, and biggest the first casualty of IoT hype. Not sure I subscribe to everything that he lays out, but definitely think we should be skeptical. I will keep an eye out for other examples supporting or against these thoughts.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebooks-parse-intros-sdks-for-the-internet-of-things/">Facebook's Parse intros SDKs for the Internet of Things</a> - Of course they are, cause everyone is doing IoT now.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/03/25/resource-monitoring-solution/">Resource monitoring solution</a> - An interesting look at monitoring, as applied to the world of IoT.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/machine-consciousness-big-data-analytics-and-the-internet-of-things/">Machine consciousness: Big data analytics and the Internet of Things</a> - Just keeping track of the promises, and the big words used to describe what is happening.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/03/24/emw3162-wifi-120mhz-needs-attention/">Another Radio Module for IoT fun</a> - Just keeping track of the cool new little gadgets.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/03/24/aprs-tracking-system-flies-your-balloons/">APRS Tracking System Flies Your Balloons</a> - And for my high altitude API tests!! ;-)&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/24/seniors-wireless-combines-mvno-model-with-telemedicine-app-for-seniors/">Seniors Wireless combines MVNO model with telemedicine app for seniors</a> - With over 100 million people aged 50-plus in the U.S., the market for telehealth services is expected to grow to 7 million in 2018, up from 350,000 in 2013.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ftc-announces-unit-to-oversee-new-technology-2015-3">The FTC is trying to become more of a new technology watchdog</a> - Another take on what the FTC is up to.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.temboo.com/post/114515784476">Urban Agriculture and the Internet of Things</a> - You do not hear much about urban agriculture in the IoT agriculture talks I've seen. Temboo is interesting lately with their IoT work.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2015/03/will-industrial-internet-things-trend-live-all-hype">Will the Industrial Internet of Things Trend Live Up to All the Hype?</a> - Lots of hyper there is. So many stories in the area of IIoT lately. Someone wants to make it into something.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/internet-things-government-gets-ready-more-connected-world-new-ftc-division-1856502">The Internet Of Things: Government Gets Ready For A More Connected World With New FTC Division</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2015/03/booting-new-research-office-ftc">Booting up a new research office at the FTC | Federal Trade Commission</a> - This is just the beginning of tracking on what is about to unfold with IoT, and the government has a big role to play.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtech.com/internet/Internet-of-Things-Expected-to-Quadruple-in-Size-by-2020.html">Internet of Things Expected to Quadruple in Size by 2020</a> - Some of the numbers.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://css.dzone.com/articles/machine-data-end-end-iot">Machine Data for End-to-End IoT System Monitoring</a> - Tracking on monitoring, and how we can push this discuss to not just the device , but also the API layer.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/888959/Manage-monitor-and-control-all-your-IoT-devices-wi">Manage, monitor, and control all your IoT devices with Overlord</a> - Overlord is a tool that came up on my radar a couple of months ago, and it is interesting to see it used in Iot management.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/panasonic-opens-royalty-free-portfolio-to-boost-iot-development/">Panasonic opens royalty-free portfolio to boost IoT development</a> - An interesting addition to my open source research, and to add to patent thoughts.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
</ul><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Investment</strong></span> blips on the radar:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/26/slacks-new-funding-round-could-value-the-company-at-2-8b/">Slack&rsquo;s new funding round could value the company at $2.8B</a> - Slack is interesting, but the valuations in the messaging space are pretty insane.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/api-economy-sees-increased-venture-capitalists-interest/2015/03/25">API Economy Sees Increased Venture Capitalists Interest</a> - Yes, we are selling the picks and shovels. That is where we want to be right? ;-)&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44bd1b9e/sc/24/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C240Cwith0E35m0Emore0Ein0Ethe0Ebank0Elocalytics0Ehas0Enow0Eraised0Emore0Ethan0Eany0Eother0Etechstars0Ealum0C/story01.htm">With $35M more in the bank, Localytics has now raised more than any other Techstars alum</a> - I am guessing this is a signal of some sort to VCs. I am just keeping track of as part of larger Localytics tracking.</li>
</ul>
<p>An important discussion about the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>legal</strong></span> system in our country:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://freelawproject.org/2015/03/24/what-should-be-done-about-the-pacer-problem/">What Should be Done About the PACER Problem?</a> - We need to educate more folks that this is a problem, and put pressure to make change. Support FreeLaw project.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Libraries</strong></span> stories are the best:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/27/ny-libraries-to-team-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-high-quality-musical-content-on-the-web/">NY Libraries To Team With Internet Archive to Preserve High Quality Musical Content On The Web</a> - An interesting digitization project.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://dp.la/info/2015/03/23/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-announces-award-to-support-expansion-of-dpla-hub-network/">National Endowment for the Humanities announces award to support expansion of DPLA Hub network</a> - Let's support DPLA too.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Location</strong></span> is critical:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.inferse.com/23638/twitter-integrating-foursquare-api-tag-specific-locations-tweets/">Twitter integrating Foursquare API to tag specific locations in tweets</a> - An important partnership to highlight.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/mastercard-places-api-helps-build-location-driven-apps/2015/03/25">MasterCard Places API Helps Build Location-Driven Apps</a> - Shows the importance of location as a data point in all of this.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/23/twitter-and-foursquare-partner-to-give-tweets-more-precise-locations/">Twitter and Foursquare partner to give tweets more precise locations</a> - Another view on the partnership.</li>
</ul>
<p>Pulling back the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>machine learning</strong></span> curtain:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.ibm.com/watson/blog/2015/03/23/ibm-watson-personality-insights-science-behind-service/">IBM Watson Personality Insights: The science behind the service</a> - Whew. Glad there is science behind it! ;-) Actually it is an interesting look.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>mapping</strong></span> activity I followed this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.rackspace.com/blog/rackspace-startup-program-spotlight-on-maptiv8-bootstrapping-pivoting-and-scaling-thanks-to-rackspace/">Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Maptiv8: Bootstrapping, Pivoting, and Scaling thanks to Rackspace</a> - A nice showcase of success at Rackspace.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.mapbox.com/blog/warrant-for-location-data">Updated law enforcement guidelines</a> - Go Mapbox!!!&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/api/google-maps-coordinate">Google Maps Coordinate</a> - More mapping resources out of Google.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2015/03/24/openstreetmap-tile-cdn-continues-to-grow/">OpenStreetMap tile CDN continues to grow</a> - Good to see more adoption.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Media</strong></span> is one area Microsoft is kicking butt in:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/4P24i94RGhM/27">Microsoft Announces Media APIs for Azure App Service</a> - Coverage of Microsoft work in the cloud media area at PW.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/25/getting-started-with-azure-media-services-connector/">Getting Started with Azure Media Services Connector</a> - And some info on Microsoft about how to get started.</li>
</ul>
<p>Mostly about Facebook <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>messaging</strong></span>, but a handful of stories from the week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/facebook-announces-new-messenger-opens-platform-to-devs/2015/03/26">Facebook Announces New Messenger, Opens Platform to Devs</a> - I'll be tracking on what Facebook does with this new resource.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640387/s/44cb829a/sc/28/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C260Ctechnology0Cfacebook0Eopens0Emessenger0Efor0Eapp0Edevelopers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm">Facebook Opens Messenger for App Developers</a> - Always important to have the NY times POV.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://messente.com/blog/2015/03/24/mobile-operators-are-moving-towards-unified-ott-messaging-apps/">Mobile Operators are moving towards unified OTT messaging apps</a> - Something to consider on the overall messaging landscape.</li>
</ul>
<p>The always fun <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>microservices</strong></span> conversation(s):</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/28/even-more-pondering-on-my-microservice-definition">Even More Pondering On My Microservice Definition &middot;</a> - Some thoughts from the week, adding to my definition.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.smartbear.com/apm/performance-issue-considerations-for-microservices-apis/">Performance Issue Considerations for Microservices APIs</a> - Performance is definitely a stop along the API lifecycle that is growing increasingly important.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2015/02/microservices-maturityclassification-model-proposal-first-draft/">Drafting a Proposal for a Microservice Maturity/Classification Model</a> - Some great detail. Keeping the proposal as part of my archive.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/2899345/apis/apis-arent-apps-make-them-thin-and-light.html">APIs aren&rsquo;t apps: Make them as thin and light as possible</a> - Some wise words, and more advice on the micro front of API design.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.constantcontact.com/tech-talk/microservices-at-constant-contact/">Microservices at Constant Contact</a> - And the view from Constant Contact.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mobile</strong></span> chatter:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.kinvey.com/blog/4195/introducing-the-kinvey-engineering-blog">Introducing the Kinvey Engineering Blog</a> - You know why Kinvey is still in business? Because they know what they are doing.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://messente.com/blog/2015/03/24/mobile-operators-are-moving-towards-unified-ott-messaging-apps/">Mobile Operators are moving towards unified OTT messaging apps</a> - Something to consider on the overall messaging landscape.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/888694/Youtube-Data-API-v-on-Android-Introduction">Youtube Data API v3 on Android &ndash; Introduction</a> - Tracking on all the API specific code projects.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/facebook-parse-api-introduction/how-to/2015/03/23">Facebook Parse API: An Introduction</a> - I'm a sucker for all API 101 stuff.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Museums</strong></span> stories too!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dp.la/info/2015/03/24/dpla-and-museums/">DPLA and Museums: #MuseumWeek 2015</a> - Love me some DPLA.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://searchcontentmanagement.techtarget.com/news/4500242941/Grant-supports-open-source-path-to-manage-digital-assets">Grant supports open source path to manage digital assets</a> - We need even more resources like this.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://dp.la/info/2015/03/23/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-announces-award-to-support-expansion-of-dpla-hub-network/">National Endowment for the Humanities announces award to support expansion of DPLA Hub network</a> - Let's support DPLA too.</li>
</ul>
<p>Love this <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>music</strong></span> item this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/26/musescore-20-makes-creating-sheet-music-easier-and-faster/">MuseScore 2.0 Makes Creating Sheet Music Easier and Faster</a> - This is just cool. I love how APis are being put to use when it comes to music.</li>
</ul>
<p>Two <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>new APIs</strong></span> to highlight:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/OQik6fb6gBc/25">Ustream Opens Mobile Live Streaming SDK and APIs</a> - Definitely a video API to keep an eye on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/api/google-maps-coordinate">Google Maps Coordinate</a> - More mapping resources out of Google.</li>
</ul>
<p>From the mainstream <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>news</strong></span> space:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2015/AP-ENPS-to-debut-new-Open-API-at-NAB-Show">AP ENPS to debut new Open API at NAB Show</a> - Something to keep an eye out for from AP. I put out there a couple weeks ago that we needed a better solution.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Telling <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>partners</strong></span> is critical to the space going round:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.factual.com/factuals-trusted-data-contributor-program-adds-13-new-partners">Factual&rsquo;s Trusted Data Contributor Program Adds 13 New Partners</a> - A nice look into Factual's Trusted Data Contributor Program.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/developer-relations/2015/03/microsoft-salesforce-developer-goodness.html">Microsoft + Salesforce = Developer Goodness!</a> - A partnership that makes sense I reckon.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.inferse.com/23638/twitter-integrating-foursquare-api-tag-specific-locations-tweets/">Twitter integrating Foursquare API to tag specific locations in tweets</a> - An important partnership to highlight.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.factual.com/featured-partner-beasy">Featured Partner: Beasy</a> - Interesting, cause Beasy came up on my Swagger research radar around the same time.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.arlo.co/2015/03/xero-add-on-partner/">Xero add-on partner</a> - How to become a partner over on the accounting platform Xero.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-web-services-names-partner-graduates-under-certification-program/">Amazon Web Services names partner graduates under certification program</a> - An outside look into Amazons partner certification.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/congrats-to-the-first-six-aws-managed-service-program-providers/">Congrats to the First Six AWS Managed Service Program Providers</a> - A look at the certified partners over at AWS.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/23/twitter-and-foursquare-partner-to-give-tweets-more-precise-locations/">Twitter and Foursquare partner to give tweets more precise locations</a> - Another view on the partnership.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some good, some weird <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>patent</strong></span>&nbsp;news:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/236804-the-importance-of-us-patent-quality">The importance of US patent quality</a> - I love that it is IBM arguing for this. One of the biggest patent filers.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/panasonic-opens-royalty-free-portfolio-to-boost-iot-development/">Panasonic opens royalty-free portfolio to boost IoT development</a> - An interesting addition to my open source research, and to add to patent thoughts.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Strong week for <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>payments</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://codecanyon.net/item/stripe-payment-terminal-joomla/10916268">Stripe Payment Terminal - Joomla (Joomla)</a> - A basic payment integration at CodeCanyon.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/why-people-use-mobile-payments-or-why-they-dont/">Why Some People Make Mobile Payments (and Why Some Don&rsquo;t)</a> - Look into the mobile payment headspace.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://bankinnovation.net/2015/03/paystand-offers-first-bitcoin-mpos/">PayStand Offers First Bitcoin mPOS</a> - Bitcoin in the POS space, a sign things are moving more mainstream for me.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bluepay.com/blog/how-tokenization-different-outside-us">How Is Tokenization Different Outside The U.S.?</a> - An important take on how tokenization and security is working or not around the world.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://avc.com/2015/03/comments-on-the-proposed-bitlicense-regulations/">Comments On The Proposed Bitlicense Regulations</a> - I did not know this is was happening in NY until recently.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.spreedly.com/2015/03/24/credit-card-portability/">Credit Card Portability</a> - An important stance from Spreedly. It is important that all providers look at their users data like this.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://stripe.com/blog/the-new-connect">The new Connect</a> - The new project from stripe. Still understanding what its all about, so I don't have much right now.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640387/s/44b7cd2a/sc/28/l/0Lbits0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C230Cstripe0Emakes0Ea0Ebet0Eon0Emarketplaces0Ewith0Enew0Eproduct0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm">Bits Blog: Stripe Makes a Bet on Marketplaces With New Product</a> - Another mainstream view out of NYT on APIs this week.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.spreedly.com/2015/03/23/spreedly-releases-universal-apple-pay-support/">Spreedly Releases Universal Apple Pay Support</a> - I am going to have to break down everyone who is on board with ApplePay, and what the current ecosystem looks like.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/23/square-launches-square-cash-for-businesses-to-kill-your-checkbook/">Square launches Square Cash for Businesses to kill your checkbook</a> - A new payment solution from square.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/stripe-api-receives-major-update/2015/03/23">Stripe API Receives Major Update</a> - I am going to have to do another profile of Stripe, now that they've done major release.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://codecanyon.net/item/stripe-payment-terminal-joomla/10863301">Stripe Payment Terminal - Joomla (Joomla)</a> - Some stripe payment integration goodness at CodeCanyon.</li>
</ul>
<p>No really API, but <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>photos</strong></span> are key to what I do:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/an-online-gallery-of-over-900000-breathtaking-photos-of-historic-new-york-city.html">An Online Gallery of Over 900,000 Breathtaking Photos of Historic New York City</a> - I love old photos.</li>
</ul>
<p>Interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>police</strong></span> stories this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.mapbox.com/blog/warrant-for-location-data">Updated law enforcement guidelines</a> - Go Mapbox!!!&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/25/8288333/fbi-drone-program-department-of-justice-customs-atf">The FBI has 17 working drones and only two pilots</a> - I'm sure they will have this problem remedied soon. drone skills will be in high demand, and I'm sure the government will work to cultivate their own flock.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/we-know-where-youve-been-ars-acquires-4-6m-license-plate-scans-from-the-cops/">We know where you&rsquo;ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops</a> - We need more of this. This information should be transparent.</li>
</ul>
<p>Several fronts from world of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>politics</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://officialblog.yelp.com/2015/03/an-open-letter-to-states-considering-imposing-discrimination-laws.html">An Open Letter to States Considering Imposing Discrimination Laws</a> - Go Yelp!!&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/03/26/we-need-your-help-today-to-bolster-senate-e-filing/">We need your help today to bolster Senate e-filing</a> - Help.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.brightplanet.com/2015/03/using-deep-web-data-in-politics/">Using Deep Web Data in Politics</a> - I will have to dive deeper into their data, and do a profile on what they have going on.</li>
</ul>
<p>Stories from the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Politics of APIs</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/27/whatsapps-reason-for-not-opening-up-api-is-just-not-informed-and-shortsighted/">WhatsApps Reason For Not Opening Up API Is Just Not Informed And Short-Sighted &middot;</a> - My thoughts on WhatsApp saying they aren't planning on releasing an API because it will mess with UX.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://apievangelist.com/2015/03/27/politics-of-apis-talk-of-api-driven-regulation-is-increasing">Politics of APIs: Talk Of API Driven Regulation Is Increasing &middot;</a> - Based upon some of the movement in healthcare and banking, these are some of my thoughts on whats coming down the pipes.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://blog.twitter.com/2015/introducing-periscope">Introducing Periscope</a> - First off Periscope feels like the crowd is rolling out George Orwells vision. Second they are competing with their ecosystem, which I haven't fully investigated, so I'm reserving judgement.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/25/whatsapp-developers-api/">WhatsApp cofounder: Sorry developers, no API for you</a> - Here is the Mashable story I responded to in my piece.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/23/with-apis-replacing-middle---management-how-is-their---performance-measured/">With APIs Replacing Middle Management, How is Their Performance Measured?</a> - Not sure I buy the overall argument that APIs are replacing, but I like their take on performance, measurement, and understanding.</li>
</ul>
<p>A lone <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>printing</strong></span> story:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/uss-connect-api-provides-direct-ordering-interface/press-release/2015/03/28">USS Connect API Provides Direct Ordering Interface</a> - An interesting print API I will be checking out.</li>
</ul>
<p>Lots of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>privacy</strong></span> chatter to discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44e4fe30/sc/7/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C280Cfmr0Ehomeland0Esecurity0Ehead0Etells0Epando0Ewhy0Ehe0Edoesnt0Etrust0Ehis0Efitness0Edata0Eto0Ethe0Ecloud0C/story01.htm">Former Homeland Security head tells Pando why he doesn&rsquo;t trust his fitness data to the cloud</a> - Of course, few in charge in government see the cloud or mobile phones as good thing. I'm sure wearables is the same.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/03/27/google-loses-bid-to-stop-uk-consumers-from-suing-it-over-alleged-privacy-violations/">Google loses bid to stop UK consumers from suing over alleged privacy violations</a> - Europe is increasingly a tough place to do business for Google.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/03/27/how-citizens-and-investigative-journalists-handle-privacy-protection/">How citizens and investigative journalists handle privacy protection</a> - We just have to keep educating people, with every wave of incidents occur.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-newman/the-monsanto-privacy-mode_b_6955640.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">The Monsanto Privacy Model? Monsanto and Farmer Organizations May be Forging New Path to Data Cooperation</a> - Always a reminder that companies that I may not agree with their overall mission, also listen to what we say, and implement in their own ways.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://boingboing.net/2015/03/26/australia-outlaws-warrant-cana.html">Australia outlaws warrant canaries&nbsp;</a>- Disturbing trends from down under.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/03/patients_should_be_allowed_to_access_data_generated_by_implanted_devices.single.html">The Heart of the Matter: I can&rsquo;t access the data generated by my implanted defibrillator. That&rsquo;s absurd.</a> - Just some of the IoT data exhaust conversations going on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/google-announces-safe-browsing-api/brief/2015/03/2">Google Announces Safe Browsing API</a> - I think I will make sure and do a breakdown of aPIs in this area. Privacy, security, etc.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.futurity.org/smartphones-apps-privacy-883822/">What do your mobile apps tell third parties?</a> - Some great research.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-emr-supports-s3-client-side-encryption/">Amazon EMR Now Supports Amazon S3 Client-Side Encryption</a> - Some data encryption goodness from AWS. I don't use EMR, but still good to see.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/use-encryption-and-overseas-email-to-beat-data-retention-says-ludlam-20150324-1m6vff.html">Australians advised how to beat data retention laws</a> - Glad there are people willing to help citizens get around surveillance.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.manilaprinciples.org/">Manila Principles | Manila Principles</a> - I can get behind these.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/we-know-where-youve-been-ars-acquires-4-6m-license-plate-scans-from-the-cops/">We know where you&rsquo;ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops</a> - We need more of this. This information should be transparent.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44c0f7d0/sc/28/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C240Cafter0Egoing0Ebankrupt0Eselling0Egizmos0Eradioshack0Ewill0Enow0Esell0Ecustomer0Edata0C/story01.htm">After going bankrupt selling gadgets, RadioShack will now sell customer data</a> - Man. This shit really worries me. Everything goes out the window when companies are being parted out.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8285319/radioshack-selling-customer-information-bankruptcy">RadioShack is selling tens of millions of email and home addresses</a> - WTF</li>
</ul>
<p>Some more <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>protection</strong></span> stories this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44be134e/sc/28/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C240Ctwitter0Emakes0Eit0Eeasier0Efor0Everified0Eusers0Eto0Eavoid0Etrolls0C/story01.htm">Twitter makes it easier for verified users to avoid trolls</a> - They need to go further.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2015/03/23/verified-twitter-users-can-now-hide-offensive-tweets-from-notifications/">Verified Twitter users can now hide offensive tweets from notifications</a> - What about for average users?</li>
</ul>
<p>Two <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>real-time</strong></span> thoughts from the week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.superfeedr.com/retrieve-multiple-feeds/">Superfeedr : Retrieving Multiple Feeds</a> - Saving this for the future. I'd like to use SuperFeedr to manage more of my feeds.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://netty.io/news/2015/03/23/3-10-1-Final.html">Netty 3.10.1.Final released</a> - I am just keeping an eye on this platform so I can get in tune with what they do.</li>
</ul>
<p>The area of <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reclaim Your Domain</span></strong> is an area I showcase much, but track on all the time:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://scripting.com/2015/03/28/silofreeIsNotEnough.html">Silo-free is not enough</a> - Some Reclaim thoughts from Dave Winer.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/twostairs/paperwork">twostairs/paperwork</a> - A standalone note app I found this week. Just recording.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://hapgood.us/2015/03/26/paper-thoughts-and-the-remix-hypothesis/">Paper Thoughts and the Remix Hypothesis</a> - Stlll working through Mike's thoughts.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3813">The Remix Hypothesis</a> - Thoughts from the king of open content.</li>
</ul>
<p>An eye on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>regulation</strong></span>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-levin/how-this-federal-data-bre_b_6952332.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">How This Federal Data Breach Law Could Actually Hurt Consumers</a> - Some interesting breakdown of the security and privacy concerns, but not sure I'm sold on it hurting consumers. Will need more processing...&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/farmers-drone-regulations_n_6941692.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">Farm Groups Fight For Drone Freedom</a> - One of the many emergy areas of drone space, that crosses over regulation and its collision in a particular industry.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hhs-releases-two-healthcare-information-58147/">HHS Releases Two Healthcare Information Technology Proposed Rules</a> - A look into the role the federal government is going to play in the healthcare API space.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8283565/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-faa-regulations">Amazon says the FAA is so slow, the delivery drone it approved is already obsolete</a> - Along with other regulatory areas, I'll keep track on the drone side of things. One thing that comes up a lot is can things move fast enough, whether it is regulation or legal definitions.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://avc.com/2015/03/comments-on-the-proposed-bitlicense-regulations/">Comments On The Proposed Bitlicense Regulations</a> - I did not know this is was happening in NY until recently.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.allwebsolutions.net/health/oncs-proposed-2015-edition-certification-rule-pushes-interoperability/">ONC&rsquo;s proposed 2015 Edition Certification rule pushes interoperability</a> - APIs will play an important role as the pipes.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ftc-announces-unit-to-oversee-new-technology-2015-3">The FTC is trying to become more of a new technology watchdog</a> - Another take on what the FTC is up to.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/internet-things-government-gets-ready-more-connected-world-new-ftc-division-1856502">The Internet Of Things: Government Gets Ready For A More Connected World With New FTC Division</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2015/03/booting-new-research-office-ftc">Booting up a new research office at the FTC | Federal Trade Commission</a> - This is just the beginning of tracking on what is about to unfold with IoT, and the government has a big role to play.</li>
</ul>
<p>API providers, make sure and provide <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>resources</strong></span> like a calendar of events:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.pokitdok.com/pokitdoks-list-of-upcoming-events/">PokitDok's List of Upcoming Events</a> - A good example for other providers to follow when showcasing the events they are attending.</li>
</ul>
<p>A fat <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>SDK</strong></span> section this week:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/preview-the-latest-updates-in-the-master-branch-aws-sdk-for-go/">Preview the Latest Updates in the Master Branch &ndash; AWS SDK for Go</a> - A Go SDK for AWS.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebooks-parse-intros-sdks-for-the-internet-of-things/">Facebook's Parse intros SDKs for the Internet of Things</a> - Of course they are, cause everyone is doing IoT now.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://developer.amazon.com/post/Tx1HI1N5ZFX0PEK/Sign-up-Now-for-the-Amazon-Echo-Beta-SDK">Sign up Now for the Amazon Echo Beta SDK</a> - This is why I track on the intersection of voice and API resources.Siri is just a glimpse of the future, and how voice will be how we access digital resources.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.splunk.com/2015/03/25/troubleshooting-connectivity-issues-to-splunks-api-from-the-sdk/">Troubleshooting connectivity issues to Splunk&rsquo;s API from the SDK</a> - Always helpful to assist devs with troubleshooting, especially at the SDK level.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/internetarchive/index.html">CRAN - Package internetarchive</a> - This is cool. I wish I had time to put it to use and look at what is contained in the Internet Archive.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/dynamsoft-sdk-adds-webcam-image-capture/2015/03/24">Dynamsoft SDK Adds Webcam Image Capture</a> - You will see webcam and surveillance camera images show up more and more in commerce.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2015/03/shopping-utility-available-in-adwords.html">Shopping utility available in the AdWords API Java client library</a> - Interesting talk on the moving parts of the AdWords API Java client.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.box.com/blog/introducing-box-python-sdk/">Introducing the Box Python SDK</a> - A python SDK from Box.</li>
</ul>
<p>Lots more <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>security</strong></span> news, as expected:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.profitbricks.com/2-factor-authentication-applying-it-governance-policies-in-the-cloud/">2-Factor Authentication &ndash; Applying IT Governance Policies in the Cloud</a> - Tracking on all two-factor authentication help that I can.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-levin/how-this-federal-data-bre_b_6952332.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&amp;ir=Technology">How This Federal Data Breach Law Could Actually Hurt Consumers</a> - Some interesting breakdown of the security and privacy concerns, but not sure I'm sold on it hurting consumers. Will need more processing...&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.smartbear.com/apis/is-continuous-security-part-of-tinders-api-strategy/">Is Continuous Security Part of Tinder&rsquo;s API Strategy?</a> - Good advice from SmartBear.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/27/8299555/github-china-ddos-censorship-great-firewall">Last night, GitHub was hit with massive denial-of-service attack from China</a> - Luckily i use CloudFlare, so I have a caching layer, but I still noticed issues. DDOS sucks ass.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114696167740">March 2015 Security Incident and the Launch of Two Factor Authentication</a> - Thanks for being transparent and communicating immediately Slack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/27/slack-launches-two-factor-authentication-and-reveals-it-was-hacked-last-month/">Slack discloses its user database was hacked, but only after turning on two-factor authentication</a> - An outside report on the hack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114696167740/march-2015-security-incident-and-launch-of-2fa">Slack Hacked</a> - Somre more from slack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114797965265">The Regrettable Reason Why SSO Users Have To Be Forcibly Signed-out on Mobile</a> - More info from them.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://pandodaily.com.feedsportal.com/c/35141/f/650422/s/44ddeff1/sc/24/l/0Lpando0N0C20A150C0A30C270Cwhy0Earent0Elaw0Efirms0Erequired0Eto0Edisclose0Ewhen0Etheyve0Ebeen0Ehacked0C/story01.htm">Why aren&rsquo;t law firms required to disclose when they&rsquo;ve been hacked?</a> - Everyone with customers should have to disclose they've been hacked.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://securelist.com/blog/research/69369/how-i-hacked-my-smart-bracelet/">How I hacked my smart bracelet</a> - This was a great walkthrough. I ejoy reading these types of posts from smart folks pushing the boundaries.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/890684/Authentication-Using-JSON-Web-Token">Authentication Using JSON Web Token</a> - A hands on example of how to put JSON web token to work.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/google-announces-safe-browsing-api/brief/2015/03/2">Google Announces Safe Browsing API</a> - I think I will make sure and do a breakdown of aPIs in this area. Privacy, security, etc.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/tinder-api-hack-leaves-unsuspecting-men-hitting-each-other/2015/03/26">Tinder API Hack Leaves Unsuspecting Men Hitting on Each Other</a> - Ruh Roh Scooby. Not good.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/03/capabilities_of.html">Capabilities of Canada's Communications Security Establishment</a> - A look up north.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/03/even-more-unwanted-software-protection.html">Even more unwanted software protection via the Safe Browsing API</a> - A take on the Safe Browsing API from Google.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bluepay.com/blog/how-tokenization-different-outside-us">How Is Tokenization Different Outside The U.S.?</a> - An important take on how tokenization and security is working or not around the world.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/03/25/http-vs-https-is-it-time-for-a-change/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=http-vs-https-is-it-time-for-a-change">HTTP vs HTTPS: Is it Time For a Change?</a> - I am liking the SSL leadership coming from federal agencies.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/study-half-of-app-makers-spend-0-on-security/">Study: Half of app makers spend $0 on security</a> - A scary look at things on the mobile landscape. I'm sure they aren't approaching their API management in a standard way either.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/phishing-and-the-gov-tld/">Phishing And the .gov TLD</a> - A look at a specific approach to getting access.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bizcoder.com/are-you-or-your-customers-leaking-your-api-keys">Bizcoder - Are You Or Your Customers Leaking Your API Keys?</a> - Some words of wisdom from Daryll about API keys.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/24/why-apple-pay-is-opening-the-door-to-fraud/">How Apple Pay exposes security flaws in banking</a> - An interesting breakdown of the supply chain behind Apple Pay.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/nopsec-updates-unified-vulnerability-management-service.html">NopSec Updates Unified Vulnerability Management Service</a> - A new security provider I found. I also thought the layout of the article was of particular interest.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rdegges.com/why-i-love-basic-auth/">Randall Degges - Why I Love Basic Auth</a> - An interesting defense of BasicAuth. Can't say I've ever seen someone defend BasicAuth. I would aruge that oAuth isn't complicated when done right, and goes way beyond anything basicauth does.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Semantics</strong></span> isn't something you see often in my coverage:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://api.report/2015/03/24/ontotext-achieves-62-percent-yearoveryear-revenue-growth-in-the-usa-as-demand-for-semantic-solutions-rises/">Ontotext Achieves 62 Percent Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in the USA as Demand for Semantic Solutions Rises</a> - Didn't know there was so much growth in the semantic solution space. Will have to look at more.</li>
</ul>
<p>I track on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>sensors</strong></span>, or they'll track on me:</p>
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<li><a href="http://constructech.com/trimble-introduces-thingmagic-nano/">Constructech &ndash; Trimble Introduces ThingMagic Nano</a> - Sensors for everyone. They are getting so small, and so cheap.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://3dprint.com/53152/sensors-in-casts-3d-printing/">Sensors Embedded into 3D Printed Casts and Braces Will Track Patients Progress</a> - An interesting intersection of healthcare and 3d printing, and sensor &amp; IoT. I'm seeing a lot of crossover like this, and trying to separate the fact v fiction.</li>
</ul>
<p>Can't tell whether this is a thing, or anti <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>smart meter</strong></span> propaganda:</p>
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<li><a href="http://disruptiveviews.com/smart-meters-not-so-smart/">Smart meters &ndash; not so smart</a> - An interesting take on smart meters not working, and biggest the first casualty of IoT hype. Not sure I subscribe to everything that he lays out, but definitely think we should be skeptical. I will keep an eye out for other examples supporting or against these thoughts.</li>
</ul>
<p>Some interesting <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>spreadsheets</strong></span> related items to discuss:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/03/25/the-api-briefing-free-federal-energy-and-economic-information-delivered-straight-to-your-spreadsheet/">The API Briefing: Free Federal Energy and Economic Information Delivered Straight to Your Spreadsheet</a> - Ok, this is way cool. Exactly what is needed, not just in government, but across the business sector. Good to see this. I'm hoping to profile more.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.silk.co/post/114658890792/sharing-the-silk-data-handbook">Sharing the Silk Data Handbook</a> - A great, step by step guide to open data, visualizations, and much more. Adding to my stack of reference material. &nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/cloudfront-reporting-update-new-device-report-csv-integration-and-more/">CloudFront Reporting Update &ndash; New Device Report, CSV, Integration, and More</a>&nbsp;- Not directlky spreadsheet, but CSV related, so its in.</li>
</ul>
<p>Yes, some <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>state government</strong></span> news I can showcase:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.govtech.com/state/Why-California-Government-Needs-a-US-Digital-Service.html">Why California Government Needs a U.S. Digital Service</a> - Can't disagree with this. You'd think with its tech roots, California would be way more progressive on digital services.</li>
</ul>
<p>Couple of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>transparency</strong></span> items that caught my attention:</p>
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<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2015/03/28/why-these-9-companies-choose-transparency/">Why these 9 companies choose transparency</a> - I will have to profile what these companies do, and build a list.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-updates-transparency-report-promises-to-scale-new-email-encryption-by-end-of-year/#ftag=RSSbaffb68">Yahoo updates transparency report; promises to scale new email encryption by end of year</a> - Transparency over at Yahoo.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/03/25/detroit-embraces-transparency-with-new-open-data-portal/">Detroit embraces transparency with new open data portal</a> - More progress out of Detroit. I am hoping they can use open data and APIs to help turn things around and give Chicago a run for their money on delivering in this area.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.socrata.com/blog/financial-transparency-governments-sizes/">Financial Transparency for Governments of All Sizes</a> - It makes me happy that Socrata does what they do, and talks about important issues like transparency.</li>
</ul>
<p>Obligatory&nbsp;<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Transportation</span></strong> story:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/news/obs-logistics-releases-mangament-app-integrated-tomtom-telematics-api/press-release/2015/03/27">OBS Logistics Releases Mangament APP Integrated With TomTom Telematics API</a> - Going to have to do a transporation roundup soon and see what everyone is up to.</li>
</ul>
<p>Showcase the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>two-factor authentication</strong></span> so it becomes widespread:</p>
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<li><a href="https://blog.profitbricks.com/2-factor-authentication-applying-it-governance-policies-in-the-cloud/">2-Factor Authentication &ndash; Applying IT Governance Policies in the Cloud</a> - Tracking on all two-factor authentication help that I can.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114696167740">March 2015 Security Incident and the Launch of Two Factor Authentication</a> - Thanks for being transparent and communicating immediately Slack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/27/slack-launches-two-factor-authentication-and-reveals-it-was-hacked-last-month/">Slack discloses its user database was hacked, but only after turning on two-factor authentication</a> - An outside report on the hack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114696167740/march-2015-security-incident-and-launch-of-2fa">Slack Hacked</a> - Somre more from slack.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://slackhq.com/post/114797965265">The Regrettable Reason Why SSO Users Have To Be Forcibly Signed-out on Mobile</a> - More info from them.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Video</strong></span> talk from several of the big API players I track on:</p>
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<li><a href="https://blog.twitter.com/2015/introducing-periscope">Introducing Periscope</a> - First off Periscope feels like the crowd is rolling out George Orwells vision. Second they are competing with their ecosystem, which I haven't fully investigated, so I'm reserving judgement.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/OQik6fb6gBc/25">Ustream Opens Mobile Live Streaming SDK and APIs</a> - Definitely a video API to keep an eye on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/888694/Youtube-Data-API-v-on-Android-Introduction">Youtube Data API v3 on Android &ndash; Introduction</a> - Tracking on all the API specific code projects.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/facebook-unveils-embeddable-videos-and-unified-comments-for-publishers/">Facebook unveils embeddable videos and unified comments for publishers</a> - I'm going to try and learn more about how unified comments are working.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/25/facebook-updates-its-video-api-with-demographic-restrictions-custom-thumbnails-and-more/">Facebook updates its Video API with demographic restrictions, custom thumbnails and more</a> - I guess Facebook is gunning for Youtube?&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/25/8290241/360-degree-video-facebook-oculus-rift">It just got way easier to embed Facebook videos on the web</a> - Is this a good thing? Ok I guess. Will have to take a look at their API compared to Youtubes.</li>
</ul>
<p>Hacking the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>wearables</strong></span> this week:</p>
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<li><a href="http://securelist.com/blog/research/69369/how-i-hacked-my-smart-bracelet/">How I hacked my smart bracelet</a> - This was a great walkthrough. I ejoy reading these types of posts from smart folks pushing the boundaries.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/03/patients_should_be_allowed_to_access_data_generated_by_implanted_devices.single.html">The Heart of the Matter: I can&rsquo;t access the data generated by my implanted defibrillator. That&rsquo;s absurd.</a> - Just some of the IoT data exhaust conversations going on.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/25/beyond-wearable-tech-how-philips-is-pushing-towards-the-future-of-connected-health/">Beyond wearable tech: How Philips is pushing towards the future of connected health</a> - The overlap between IoT, healthcare, and wearables is definitely a place to watch.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.straphq.com/2015/03/25/wearable-wednesday-fitbit-lets-you-change-out-wearables/">Wearable Wednesday &ndash; Fitbit lets you change out wearables</a> - Its definitely all about the wearing now, and less about the quantified.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.runkeeper.com/3196/introducing-runkeeper-for-android-l/">Introducing RunKeeper for Android L</a> - New love for Android from Runkeeper.</li>
</ul>
