New and updated APIs - Yahoo Widgets and Fotolio
Yahoo has released version 3.0 of its Widget Engine, based on the cool Konfabulator original technology. Here are some of the desktop widgets available (more info at http://widgets.yahoo.com).
- Yahoo! Maps Widget – integration with Yahoo! Maps makes it easy to search for addresses, and drag and scroll maps within the widget;
- Picture Frame – updating the popular photo-display widget, the new version displays photos from Yahoo! Photos, Flickr or photos stored on users’ computer. Pictures dragged and dropped into the “photo frame” can be instantly uploaded to Yahoo! Photos or Flickr;
- Yahoo! Search Widget – search directly from your desktop using Yahoo!’s powerful search technology to search across the Web, including Yahoo! Image Search, Video Search, Yahoo! Local, Yahoo! Shopping or Yahoo! News, all with no browser required;
- Yahoo! Mail Widget – keeps Yahoo! Mail users informed of new messages in their Yahoo! Mail inbox, including the number of e-mails and how long it has been since they last checked;
- Yahoo! Notepad Widget – allows users to create, edit and delete notes, acting as a sticky pad for your desktop, and is synched to Yahoo! Notepad online so that no matter where users are, they can easily get to their notes and to-dos.
- Get more details at http://widgets.yahoo.com.
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Fotolia is a new online marketplace of digital photos and illustrations where every image can be monetized. This community driven site allows aspiring photographers and amateurs alike to post and make money from their images while maintaining full copyrights. Alternatively, graphic designers and small businesses can obtain royalty free images for web or print use for free or purchase them for as low as $1.
Fotolia has a nice syndication model and easy to install remote search "APIs" that make access easy for anyone who wants to be an affiliate. Check it out at http://www.fotolia.com/affiliation/.
