Application programming interfaces are what make location mashups easy to build. Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo each have APIs that developers can use to overlay virtually any kind of information on a map. If you’re building an application that plots store locations on a map, Yahoo’s Developers Network can help determine which APIs are best suited for the job. Yahoo also has an “application gallery” that showcases applications and mashups created using its mapping APIs.
On March 19, 2007, In News, by first
Application programming interfaces are what make location mashups easy to build. Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo each have APIs that developers can use to overlay virtually any kind of information on a map. If you’re building an application that plots store locations on a map, Yahoo’s Developers Network can help determine which APIs are best suited [...]
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