The Latest on Open Hack 2008

Posted October 8, 2008

We're sharing useful bits from Open Hack 2008. You can access archived workshop content and video or view the list of hack day winners on the recap page.

After Sunnyvale, the spirit of Open Hack traveled to Taiwan, where hackers danced their hearts out. Next stop for Open Hack: November 8-9 in Brazil, at Sao Paolo's Senac University. To register, go to hackday.org and follow the links.

Open Hack 2008 Recap | Hackumentary Trailer

Yahoo! Social APIs and YQL – Docs and Info

Posted September 15, 2008

We previewed a number of Yahoo! Open Strategy (Y!OS) elements at Open Hack 2008. Today, we're sharing the docs for the Yahoo! Social Platform including the Social Directory, Status, Contact, and Updates APIs. We're also publishing our docs for the Yahoo! Query Language (YQL).

Learn how you can tap into Y!OS to bring the power of the Yahoo! network and its wealth of social connections and data to your site. Read all about the Social APIs and YQL.

Introducing the Yahoo! Open Strategy (Y!OS) | Social APIs | YQL | YAP

YUI 3.0 Preview Release 1

Posted August 15, 2008

The YUI development team has issued YUI 3.0 Preview Release 1, an early look at the next generation of the Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI). This developer preview provides a look at where the library is headed as we seek to pursue goals of size, performance, consistency, power, security, and openness.

You can read the introduction to the new release on YUIBlog and get a sense of the new syntactical style in this blog post, which reviews Dav Glass's Draggable Portable example - one of more than 60 examples that accompany the preview's extensive documentation.

Tune into the Yahoo! Music API

Posted August 1, 2008

The Yahoo! Music API provides open access to one of the most complete music video catalogues online. Developers and publishers can now browse Yahoo! Music's vast catalog of artists, albums, and high-quality videos through charts, search, videos, and more.

Captivate your users through the video playback and video stations included with the embedded player. Integrate the highest quality music video experience on the web into your site or application.

Learn more about the Yahoo! Music API.