APIs - The Age of the PlatformThe Age of the Platform

Platforms are only for big tech companies, right? Nope. The Age of the Platform extends to just every every industry and thousands of companies. Don't believe me? Las Vegas-based shoe e-tailer Zappos launched a development site. Let me repeat that: the company sells shoes. Hardly hi-tech. Why? What do they expect developers, third parties, and communities to do with an Read More

On Platforms, Open APIs, and Rules

I'll admit it. I got carried away with the whole Twitter thing. I followed people en masse because it seemed like the cool thing to do. Until it wasn't. So, rather than have the people whose tweets I care about get lost in the torrent of information, I decided to pare back my followers. Many services allow you Read More