api | Kris Smith has read these articles about "api" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "api" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpGoogle's Counterpunch at Facebook- October 31, 2007 Google's ambitions seem to grow at a pace exceeded only by the soaring ascent of its stock price. Its shares climbed above $700 today on word that the search titan is planning to take on the upstart Facebook. Google is teaming up with smaller Facebook competitors LinkedIn, hi5, Friendster, Plaxo, and Ning to start a common platform to allow software developers to write programs for Google's social network, Orkut, as well as others. Google's initiative is called OpenSocial. The development,..http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/news/~3/177774969/Googles-Counterpunch-at-Facebook Vint Cerf to Step Down from ICANN- October 29, 2007 Vint Cerf, who led a team in the 1970s that created the TCPIP protocols and is commonly thought of as one of the founding fathers of the Internet, has been on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the past 7 years. Next month, when his term as chairman of ICANN is up, Cerf plans to leave the organization. Since it was founded in 1998 to oversee the distribution of domain names and IP addresses, ICANN has weathered a number of storms, including calls by some world.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/176724960/vint_cerf_to_step_down_from_icann... Comcast Will Fire Employees For Admitting That Comcast Uses Sandvine- October 29, 2007 We still can't figure out why Comcast doesn't just come right out and admit what it's doing in jamming certain kinds of traffic. It's not like it's a secret any more -- and the longer Comcast tries to play dumb on this, the worse it looks for the company. The oddest part, though, is that Comcast won't even admit that it's using Sandvine's traffic shaping equipment -- even though Sandvine clearly lists Comcast as a customer and has used them as a reference customer in news articles. Even...http://techdirt.com/articles/20071029/020756.shtml Skinkers Raises $16 Million Series B- October 29, 2007 Skinkers, the UK company that is building a P2P live TV platform with Microsoft, has taken $16 million Series B in a round led by Acacia Capital Partners that included original investors Spark Ventures and the Skinkers Management team. Skinkers will use the funding to further develop and enhance their Live Notification Platform technology ...Tags: skinkers platform p live serieshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/176574523/ Nokia's 5 megapixel N82 with WiFi and GPS spotted- October 26, 2007 Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras There it is, the first spy shot of Nokia's N82. Don't remember this Espoo candybar No worries, the last update was way back in May when news was first leaked. Back then, the N82 was rumored to pack quad-band GSM, 2100MHz HSDPA, a 2.4-inch 240x320 display, WiFi, GPS, FM Tuner and biggie 5 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss lens. So until we hear otherwise, that's what we'll assume until the supposed announcement on November 2nd. Right,...http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/175314338/ Chrysler Deal Gets Back in Fast Lane- October 25, 2007 The story of Chrysler under private equity ownership is turning a page as it nears a new labor contract and as its former parent tallies up the cost of the deal. The attention will soon turn to Robert Nardelli, the chief executive, and his team of high-profile hires, for signs on what the automaker will do to accelerate its turnaround. Progress had appeared to stall last weekend, as workers at six Chrysler plants voted against a contract agreement reached between the company and the United..http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/top5/~3/174827933/Chrysler-Deal-Gets-Back-in-Fast-... Developer Pulse: Top 5 Developer news- October 25, 2007 Top 5 Developer blognews posts (by of clickthroughs) from the last two weeks: Shopping API: New Calls and Features eBay Desktop Wins 2 Adobe MAX Awards: RIA and People&39;s Choice Custom Item Specifics Now Available in 3750 Categories New...Tags: developer top news max adobehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/ebay-developer/dev/~3/174609357/ API, gadgets, and tabs, oh my!- October 25, 2007 Tags: tabs gadgets apihttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/174544253/api-gadgets-and-tabs-oh-my.html The Electability of Al Gore- October 24, 2007 According to the most recent trades on InTrade, the chance of Al Gore running for president is 11%, the chance of his receiving the Democratic nomination is 6.4%, and the chance of his winning the presidency is 5.7%. Which means that InTrade's traders reckon Gore has a 58% chance of getting the nomination if he runs, and an 89% chance of winning the presidency if he's nominated, and an all-over probability of 52% that he'll become president if he throws his hat in the...http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/marketmovers/~3/174451567/the-electability-of-al-g... Final Face-Off for Facebook- October 24, 2007 The latest round of Google vs. Microsoft may soon be coming to a conclusion. The New York Post reports that a decision on whether Facebook will agree to sell a minority stake to either Google or Microsoft will be made in the next two days, citing unidentified sources. Both companies are seeking to buy between 5 to 10 percent of the fast-growing social-networking site. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported last month that the two companies were seeking to make an...http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/news/~3/174346044/Face-Off-for-Facebook |