HackMTL: Ready, Set, Go! APIs
We are super excited for this HackMTL and are looking forward to welcoming all of you on Saturday November 27, 2010 at 9 AM sharp. You have all been waiting for the API line up so here it is (in alphabetical order). I am personnaly looking forward to some awesome applications to be released during HackMTL.
Iambik makes audio of books they love. Iambik is a bit different from traditional audiobook publishers, though. They partner with print publishers and authors, and work with a collective of skilled independent audiobook makers around the world. They record new books and old ones, great books that have been overlooked by traditional audio publishers. They work almost exclusively on a revenue-share basis, with narrators, publishers/authors, and iambik all sharing in successful audiobooks. Their API works with Librivox titles currently.
CakeMail is a white label email marketing platform. CakeMail Takes email marketing one step further with an interface that looks and feels like your very own product. CakeMail provides total control over branding and the ability to manage multiple clients. Their fully loaded API the CakeEngine API includes more features then the CakeMail application itself! But… you will need to wait until Saturday to get direct access to this API.
Cineti.ca is a simple way to access movie showtimes in Montreal. Get the API documentation.
DokDok enhances your email inbox to make it easy to find, compare and work on versions of email attachments. Their API has been in use in production for a few months and is already tracking more than 15 million emails in mailboxes kept in sync via IMAP.
FreshBooks supplies online billing services, allowing freelancers and small businesses manage their cashflow and get paid faster. The FreshBooks API allows 3rd party developers to expand and build on the FreshBooks platform. Access FreshBooks account data using HTTP and XML to create web and desktop applications that integrate with a FreshBooks account. The API documentation is online and implementation examples are a plenty!
Shopify is a hosted application that allows you to set up an online store to sell your goods. It lets you organize your products, customize your storefront, accept credit card payments through payment gateways, track and respond to orders — all without the hassle of running a physical store. The Shopify API is implemented as XML over HTTP using all four verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE), basically a REST API! with full documentation.
Idée, the good folks who brought you TinEye – the greatest reverse image search engine ever! – will be providing access to their multicolor search called Piximilar. You won’t be seeing the documentation for this API until you show up on Saturday. But you can certainly start dreaming about the multicolor applications you can be creating. The API basically allows you to index images and make them searchable using colors. Very much like our own multicolor lab where you get to search 10 million creative commons Flickr images by color!
Yellow Pages Group is Canada’s largest directory publisher. The YellowAPI powered by the Yellow Pages Group provides access to a large database of Canadian business content and allows direct streaming of local search content including video, photos, ad thumbs and more. Get geo-localized listings for map overlays and proximity search. The API allows anyone to build their own applications and mashups by providing dynamic local business data. Get documentation for the YPG API
