Comments on: Are API’s the New Open Source? http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/ Ideas for Social Media Strategists, Business Innovators & Disruptors. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: New Comm Biz » You use virtual currency even if you’re not in a virtual world http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28299 New Comm Biz » You use virtual currency even if you’re not in a virtual world Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:46:51 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28299 [...] Are API’s the New Open Source? (newcommbiz.com) [...] [...] Are API’s the New Open Source? (newcommbiz.com) [...]

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]]> By: Rich Breton http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28435 Rich Breton Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:45 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28435 I heard someone once say that microsoft became the behemoth it is today because it pandered to the developer crowd in the form of SDK's and once all the applications were written for Microsoft it was all over for anyone else. I heard someone once say that microsoft became the behemoth it is today because it pandered to the developer crowd in the form of SDK's and once all the applications were written for Microsoft it was all over for anyone else.

]]> By: Rich Breton http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28217 Rich Breton Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:45 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28217 I heard someone once say that microsoft became the behemoth it is today because it pandered to the developer crowd in the form of SDK's and once all the applications were written for Microsoft it was all over for anyone else. I heard someone once say that microsoft became the behemoth it is today because it pandered to the developer crowd in the form of SDK's and once all the applications were written for Microsoft it was all over for anyone else.

]]> By: tacanderson http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28213 tacanderson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28213 Wesly, EXCELLENT point. Building on anyone's platform weather that's based on code or API always makes you reliant on them. The thing I find interesting is when companies are using multiple API's to the point that they aren't reliant on just one company. Stock Twits is a great company that's built on top of Twitter's API but isn't totally reliant. <a href="http://stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">http://stocktwits.com/</a> Wesly, EXCELLENT point. Building on anyone's platform weather that's based on code or API always makes you reliant on them. The thing I find interesting is when companies are using multiple API's to the point that they aren't reliant on just one company. Stock Twits is a great company that's built on top of Twitter's API but isn't totally reliant. http://stocktwits.com/

]]> By: weslymichel http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28212 weslymichel Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:22:31 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28212 I agree. From a startup standpoint we are able to decrease a lot of expenses by simply utilizing public API's. The advantages of open source code for companies meant that you didn't have to go out and purchase software. We are seeing the same thing with API's. The only problem I see with this trend is the dependency of those API's. With open source software such as PHP & MYSQL once I have it installed, I own it, where API's are real time dependency i.e twitter going down, will cause twitter dependent applications to go down as well. As as a developer myself the value proposition is that the data is also available with the API. I agree. From a startup standpoint we are able to decrease a lot of expenses by simply utilizing public API's. The advantages of open source code for companies meant that you didn't have to go out and purchase software. We are seeing the same thing with API's. The only problem I see with this trend is the dependency of those API's. With open source software such as PHP & MYSQL once I have it installed, I own it, where API's are real time dependency i.e twitter going down, will cause twitter dependent applications to go down as well. As as a developer myself the value proposition is that the data is also available with the API.

]]> By: tacanderson http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28211 tacanderson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:49 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28211 Jean-Marc, I realize my analogy is a very weak juxtaposition and that it's tainted by my perspective as an end user not a developer but something about these two trends keep nagging at that part of my brain that tells me there is more here than is currently being addressed. <br><br>Of course I sometimes confuse that part of my brain with the part that reacts to too much caffeine so take it for what it's worth.<br><br>P.S. You win the prize for the first person ever to use orthogonal on this blog. Congrats. Jean-Marc, I realize my analogy is a very weak juxtaposition and that it's tainted by my perspective as an end user not a developer but something about these two trends keep nagging at that part of my brain that tells me there is more here than is currently being addressed.

Of course I sometimes confuse that part of my brain with the part that reacts to too much caffeine so take it for what it's worth.

P.S. You win the prize for the first person ever to use orthogonal on this blog. Congrats.

]]> By: Jean-Marc Liotier http://www.newcommbiz.com/are-apis-the-new-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-28210 Jean-Marc Liotier Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.newcommbiz.com/?p=2046#comment-28210 API contribute to better interoperability. Open source provides various degrees of freedom to do whatever you want with the software. Those are two orthogonal dimensions.<br><br>The main result of the widespread availability of web APIs is the commoditization of the software services exposed that way. That is a benefit for the consumer, but a different benefit than those provided by open source. API contribute to better interoperability. Open source provides various degrees of freedom to do whatever you want with the software. Those are two orthogonal dimensions.

The main result of the widespread availability of web APIs is the commoditization of the software services exposed that way. That is a benefit for the consumer, but a different benefit than those provided by open source.

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