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Provided by: programmableweb.com12010-09-09 13:00:09web and programming / programmableweb.com /: When you think of libraries, you probably think about great walls of books. But books are not the only media in which information can be recorded, and the British Library is offering people a way to record, preserve and share the sounds of their local neighborhood with its new mashup.

Provided by: programmableweb.com21970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Image: http://evavhost.com/i/news/torchlight2.png GameShark's, James Fudge, has published a pretty lengthy interview (http://www.gameshark.com/features/751/p_0/Torchlight-II-Interview-with-CEO-Max-Schaefer.htm) with Runic Games' CEO, Max Schaefer, about all things Torchlight II. ... Online reference, blog and news source for the Web as Platform. Because the world's your programmable oyster. The New York Times has been in the forefront of experimenting with open technologies for journalism, with its varied news APIs (our directory currently contains 10 New York Times APIs) in the areas of news remixing, civic data, social activity, and niche topics. Now the Gray Lady is focusing on developers with a series of themed conferences.

Provided by: programmableweb.com32010-09-09 05:29:56web and programming / programmableweb.com /: The New York Times has been in the forefront of experimenting with open technologies for journalism, with its varied news APIs (our directory currently contains 10 New York Times APIs) in the areas of news remixing, civic data, social activity, and niche topics. Now the Gray Lady is focusing on developers with a series of themed conferences.

Provided by: programmableweb.com42010-09-08 22:28:11web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Data displayed on Google Maps are perhaps the most popular types of mashups today. Seeing things on a map helps you better understand, memorize and relate data to where you can physically find them. But is a map visualization suitable also for non-geographical data? Internet conference Web 2.0 created a Points of Control map showing a fantasy landscape of Internet companies, complete with markers and zoom levels.

Provided by: programmableweb.com52010-09-03 19:00:32web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Ask someone what makes a map and you're likely to hear that it's the roads or the physical characteristics. A new mashup is questioning whether you can still have a map without these details, while at the same time showing off the map styles feature that Google Maps announced in May.

Provided by: programmableweb.com61970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Image: http://evavhost.com/i/news/mega_man_universe_art4.jpg Capcom has revealed a batch of character artwork (http://www.electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/articles/5738-mega-man-universe-character-artwork-revealed) for the upcoming Mega Man Universe, and it appears to have a cartoonish flair.... Online reference, blog and news source for the Web as Platform. Because the world's your programmable oyster. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite. This is a cute saying if you have never had the misfortune of actually letting the bed bugs bite. But a quick Google image search shows that these little critters are no fun at all. A Yahoo Maps mashup is trying to help you find them before they get you.

Provided by: programmableweb.com72010-09-08 16:56:32web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite. This is a cute saying if you have never had the misfortune of actually letting the bed bugs bite. But a quick Google image search shows that these little critters are no fun at all. A Yahoo Maps mashup is trying to help you find them before they get you.

Provided by: programmableweb.com82010-09-03 15:00:26web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Here at ProgrammableWeb we do things like read terms of use for fun. That's just how we roll. We were perusing Yahoo! APIs Terms of Use when we stumbled on something that truly surprised us. Yahoo doesn't want us using their API's to operate nuclear facilities. Operating a nuclear facility through any Yahoo API is in fact grounds for having your license terminated. That's not all we found.

Provided by: programmableweb.com91970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Summit Entertainment has revealed the first clip from Red , starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Brian Cox, Julian McMahon and Richard Dreyfuss. Based on the cult DC Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, the film is an explosive action-comedy directed by Robert Schwentke. In Red , Frank (Willis), Joe (Freeman), Marvin (Malkovich) and Victoria (Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents Online reference, blog and news source for the Web as Platform. Because the world's your programmable oyster. Evan Jacobs is one of the developers doing some really interesting things with the Twitter API. Instead of using Twitter as a means of broadcasting information, Jacobs' apps are actually gathering information from Twitter to turn it into something more useful.

Provided by: programmableweb.com101970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Image: http://evavhost.com/i/news/NHL11screen1.jpg Real beauty, eh... ---Quote--- EA announced today that EA SPORTS NHL SLAPSHOT (http://www.ea.com/games/nhl-slapshot) and NHL 11 (http://www.ea.com/games/nhl) are both available in North American stores today. Both games will be... Online reference, blog and news source for the Web as Platform. Because the world's your programmable oyster. Evan Jacobs is one of the developers doing some really interesting things with the Twitter API. Instead of using Twitter as a means of broadcasting information, Jacobs' apps are actually gathering information from Twitter to turn it into something more useful.

Provided by: programmableweb.com112010-09-03 06:22:14web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Twitter has gone OAuth-only and it is judgement day for the scores of Twitter apps still using basic authentication. Developers have had a few months to switch across to the new OAuth protocol (and the deadline was extended again to accommodate the World Cup), but it seems like quite a few never made the switch, or still have users running older versions of their software. A quick Twitter search reveals some frustration.

Provided by: programmableweb.com122010-09-02 20:00:17web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Blippy and Swipely both launched fairly recently with the hopes of making spending a social experience. Both services are very similar in that they both allow you to connect your bank and credit card info, as well as other accounts like iTunes and Amazon. After you've set everything up, as you start spending, you have the option to share these purchases with everyone. And now you can extend that sharing with the Blippy API.

Provided by: programmableweb.com132010-09-07 13:00:13web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Playable samples for budding beat chemists, hard rockinOnline reference, blog and news source for the Web as Platform. Because the world's your programmable oyster. Evan Jacobs is one of the developers doing some really interesting things with the Twitter API. Instead of using Twitter as a means of broadcasting information, Jacobs' apps are actually gathering information from Twitter to turn it into something more useful.

Provided by: programmableweb.com142010-09-07 13:00:13web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Evan Jacobs is one of the developers doing some really interesting things with the Twitter API. Instead of using Twitter as a means of broadcasting information, Jacobs' apps are actually gathering information from Twitter to turn it into something more useful.

Provided by: programmableweb.com152010-09-02 12:00:55web and programming / programmableweb.com /: Push is the new pull. And everyone's doing it. If you're still pulling, it's probably about time you stopped all of that, as Twitter announced on Monday that they are opening up the Site Streams beta. App developers are salivating at the prospect of all those status updates being showered on them from Twitter's engorged hosepipe.

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