September 8, 2011 - Washington, DC - AppDev Conference - Panelist - Slides
October 4, 2011 - San Francisco, CA - Business of APIs Conference - Speaker - Slides
July 23, 2011 - Portland, Oregon - OSCON 2011 - Speaker - Slides
Yesterday, the seven of us (me, Andrea, Maya, Adam, Jenn, Ryan and Allison) went to the ice rink for a little ice skating. Maya has never gone before, so I wasn't sure how she would react. But Adam was a great coach and she was able to "skate" before too long (and had a great time along the way).
Back on the Saddle Again
It has been quite a while since my last blog post. That might lead someone to believe that I have completely abandoned the blog. That wouldn't be an unreasonable assumption. But the reality is that all of my efforts in writing have simply been dedicated to another project (book). I will write shortly about that project, but in the meantime, this post is meant to inform the huge danieljacobson.com audience that I plan to write at least once a week here again in 2012.
It?s a Miracle!
After nearly three months, FedEx (well, actually an external firm commissioned by FedEx) found our missing package!
APIs: A Strategy Guide
Creating Channels with Application Programming Interfaces
By Daniel Jacobson, Greg Brail, Dan Woods
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Released: December 2011
Pages: 148
Description: Programmers used to be the only people excited about APIs, but now a growing number of companies see them as a hot new product channel. This concise guide describes the tremendous business potential of APIs, and demonstrates how you can use them to provide valuable services to clients, partners, or the public via the Internet. You’ll learn all the steps necessary for building a cohesive API business strategy from experts in the trenches.
Facebook and Twitter APIs continue to be extremely successful, and many other companies find that API demand greatly exceeds website traffic. This book offers executives, business development teams, and other key players a complete roadmap for creating a viable API product.
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