iReader is an interesting new technology that allows you to see the summary of a web page before opening it. When moving over a link, a box is displayed next to the link outlining the contents of the linked page, processed by a “Natural Language Processor”. Condensed in some bullet points, you can see the main idea of a page.
While the web keeps evolving, APIs are becoming more important. By allowing your users to access your application from the outside, you assure they will use it, not only on your site but also on their and others’ sites. Let me sum up here why you need to open your APIs.
Web 2.0, the new version of the web. But is it in fact as new as some might say? In this post, I’ll take a deeper look at the technologies and ideas behind Web 2.0, and explain why some of them are not that new.