http://alexbarnett.net/blog/archive/tags/Programming/APIs/maps/default.aspxTags: Programming, APIs, mapsenCommunityServer 2007 (Build: 20416.853)http://alexbarnett.net/blog/archive/2008/05/01/designing-web-apis-twitter-learnings.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 11:08:00 GMT0a97a1d1-9921-457b-8bd7-ce5530d7bd45:41413alexbarnett0http://alexbarnett.net/blog/commentapi.aspx?PostID=41413http://alexbarnett.net/blog/archive/2008/05/01/designing-web-apis-twitter-learnings.aspx#comments<P>Although I made it to Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last week, I didn't make it to a session <A class="" href="http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2008/04/23/225/interesting-perspectives-from-web-20-expo/" mce_href="http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2008/04/23/225/interesting-perspectives-from-web-20-expo/">Matt McAlister blogged</A> about by Twitter’s <A class="" href="http://www.al3x.net/" mce_href="http://www.al3x.net/">Alex Payne</A> and Michael Migurski of <A class="" href="http://stamen.com/" mce_href="http://stamen.com/">Stamen Design</A> who presented learnings from the perspective of an API provider.</P> <P>But I can see the slide deck discussing the <A class="" href="http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation" mce_href="http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation">Twitter API</A> and so can you:</P> <DIV id=__ss_369874 style="WIDTH: 425px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <OBJECT style="MARGIN: 0px" height=355 width=425><PARAM NAME="movie" VALUE="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=preso-1208985232644502-9"><PARAM NAME="allowFullScreen" VALUE="true"><PARAM NAME="allowScriptAccess" VALUE="always"> <embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=preso-1208985232644502-9" mce_src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=preso-1208985232644502-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></OBJECT> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,arial; HEIGHT: 26px"><A href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed" mce_href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -5px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt=SlideShare src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" mce_src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png"></A> | <A title="View this slideshow on SlideShare" href="http://www.slideshare.net/al3x/designing-your-api" mce_href="http://www.slideshare.net/al3x/designing-your-api">View</A> | <A href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload" mce_href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload">Upload your own</A></DIV></DIV> <P>More Web 2.0 session slides <A class="" href="http://www.slideshare.net/event/web-20-expo-san-francisco-08/slideshows" mce_href="http://www.slideshare.net/event/web-20-expo-san-francisco-08/slideshows">available here</A>. Recommended:</P> <UL> <LI><A class="" id="" title="Web 2.0: The How Of OAuth" href="http://www.slideshare.net/nullstyle/web-20-the-how-of-oauth/" target="">Web 2.0: The How Of OAuth</A></LI> <LI><A class="" id="" title="Mobile Ajax and the Future of the Web" href="http://www.slideshare.net/dappelquist/web2-expo-sf2008-appelquist/" target="">Mobile Ajax and the Future of the Web</A></LI></UL> <P>&nbsp;Videos of sessions <A class="" href="http://web2expo.blip.tv/#864781" mce_href="http://web2expo.blip.tv/#864781">here</A>. Check out <A class="" href="http://www.shirky.com/" mce_href="http://www.shirky.com/">Clay Shirky</A>'s session, author of <A href="http://isbn.nu/978-1594201530">Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations</A>&nbsp;(a good read btw).</P><img src="http://alexbarnett.net/blog/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41413" width="1" height="1">APIscommunityDataDevJSONmapsMashupOAuthProgrammingRESTSaaSSOAusabilityWeb 2.0webservicesWOA