New from BOSS: Structured Data and More
Posted February 11, 2009
Yahoo! Search BOSS announces three new features and an important update on pricing. Developers can now use the BOSS API to easily access structured data derived from SearchMonkey. The updated BOSS API also includes expanded search result abstracts, Site Explorer inlinks, and relevant page data.
The Terms of Service for the BOSS API have changed to allow developers to use third-party monetization platforms. We've also announced a pricing plan that will become effective later this year.
Make the most out of search: check out the new BOSS.
Blueprint 1.1 and Blueprint for Mobile Sites
Posted February 5, 2009
Build rich and powerful mobile applications, sites and widgets using simple XML with Blueprint 1.1. Use the same technology Yahoo! uses for it's own mobile services such as location, maps, video and more to build engaging experiences for 1000s of mobile phones including Nokia, SonyEricsson, Blackberry and iPhone.
There's never been an easier way to connect your services with your users whenever and wherever they need - so get started today!
Learn more about Blueprint 1.1 and Blueprint for Mobile Sites
Take a tour with our Y!OS tutorials
Posted January 12, 2009
Interested in creating apps on Yahoo!'s open platforms? We just released a series of step-by-step tutorials and code examples to complement our Y!OS documentation:
To simplify the process of making API calls, install the PHP SDK. Learn about making RESTful calls to our Social APIs. Look over the steps for creating Open and OAuth applications. Focusing on the Yahoo! Application Platform (YAP), set the Small View in an open application. Explore the Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) with PHP and the YQL console. Work directly with Y!OS and YAP code examples.
Bookmark the new Y!OS Docs page for a full list of offerings.
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Douglas Crockford on "Ajax Performance"
Posted January 7, 2009
Douglas Crockford returns to YUI Theater with a new installment of his multi-part lecture on JavaScript. This session, "Ajax Performance," covers the use of Ajax techniques to improve web-application performance. Douglas argues that the use of Ajax to reduce the number of JavaScript and DOM objects in a given page is the single most important perfomance optimization that most web applications can make.
Watch the full video on Yahoo! Video, check out the downloadable version, or read a transcript of the talk.
For the full set of Crockford lectures on JavaScript, visit YUI Theater.
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