So, this is the second blog today and ive decided that im going to do as many blogs as possible while I have nothing to do. So, firstly im going to be talking about API's. When I first learnt about API's in class I didnt know what they were and after the teacher showed us, I thought that they could only be used for searching as we were using Yahoo pipes.
I decided to go on Wikipedia and find out more about API's and I found out that Youtube was associated with these and you could customize them yourself. This was perfect as now I could put one in my website and make it unique
Here is an example of one. This one has custom size, and color as well as I control the content.
Here is the link.
Next I will talk about mashups. Mashups, a term generally associated with DJ's however if you use other words to describe mashup such as compilation, unifying, joining and collection the idea of a mashup becomes a bit broader.
Examples of mashups could be of:
Photo's (slideshows)
Music (remixes)
Video's (video compilations)
and any combination of each or all.
Monday, April 6, 2009
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
So, I havent blogged for quite a while so today I intend on catching up. First post will discuss what I have learnt from RSS feeds.
Although RSS feeds aren’t anything new to me, I havent used them for quite sometime. In keeping with the theme of this blog I have been I have subscribed to everything skateboarding.
The first feed I got was one from a company called 411vm who release a movie each month following particular people within the skateboarding world, wheather they are skateboarders, filmers, photographers or members of shoe, board, truck, wheel or bearing companies. This RSS feed provided information on general skateboarding and was very broad issues to do with 411vm.
The second website I went to was www.skateboard.com, and provided far more options and allowed for a far sharper search. The available RSS feeds page is here. I was interested in what a Professional skateboarder might talk about in a blog as they constantly travel and are exposed to the best and most competitive skateboarding in the world so I subscribed to Nate Sherwood's blog.
The third RSS feed I decided to subsribe to was one from a famous magazine called "Thrasher" Its the oldest skateboarding magazine there is, and it covers the most issues. Its an American based magazine an so it's generally american but it provides information on Ametuer skateboarders all teh way up to Professional skateboarders. Information includes competion results, deals and interviews. The page is here.
So, I havent blogged for quite a while so today I intend on catching up. First post will discuss what I have learnt from RSS feeds.
Although RSS feeds aren’t anything new to me, I havent used them for quite sometime. In keeping with the theme of this blog I have been I have subscribed to everything skateboarding.
The first feed I got was one from a company called 411vm who release a movie each month following particular people within the skateboarding world, wheather they are skateboarders, filmers, photographers or members of shoe, board, truck, wheel or bearing companies. This RSS feed provided information on general skateboarding and was very broad issues to do with 411vm.
The second website I went to was www.skateboard.com, and provided far more options and allowed for a far sharper search. The available RSS feeds page is here. I was interested in what a Professional skateboarder might talk about in a blog as they constantly travel and are exposed to the best and most competitive skateboarding in the world so I subscribed to Nate Sherwood's blog.
The third RSS feed I decided to subsribe to was one from a famous magazine called "Thrasher" Its the oldest skateboarding magazine there is, and it covers the most issues. Its an American based magazine an so it's generally american but it provides information on Ametuer skateboarders all teh way up to Professional skateboarders. Information includes competion results, deals and interviews. The page is here.
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