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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

API stands for Application Programming Interface, and refers broadly to the way one piece of software or dataset communicates with another.) I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. And what does “Linked Open Data” refer to?

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Open Social != Open Data

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social != Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Be Helpful.

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More good news from Google: Open Handset Alliance

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But they seem to realize that the key to their success is being open, and they are doing their best to move that into as many places as possible. We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. Be Helpful.

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Web 2.0 Part Va:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

These are Application Programming Interfaces, and they are a relatively new part of the way that Web 2.0 One of the best examples of the use of APIs are Google Map mashups. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. for geeks is APIs. Be Helpful.

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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. ″, that focuses on open standards and linking data. It ended up winning the competition, $5,000 and lots of exposure.

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Win Up To $15,000 in Sunlight Labs Mashup Challenge

NTEN

Here's the lowdown: Apps for America will award developers for the best applications, based on data from Sunlight and its partners, that make Congress more accountable, interactive, and transparent. > They encourage you to use Sunlight's code libraries , which the Labs recently open sourced. " Duh: the NTEN community!

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Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. So, first off, one of the interesting things was that there was some initial differences of opinion as to how to define open APIs, and what they were used for. You can have openness and security.

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