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2005.02.28

Yahoo ready to open up their APIs

Link: search.cpan.org: Jeffrey Friedl / Yahoo-Search-1.0.0.

Yahoo seems to be ready to open up their Web Services API, just before their 10th anniversary. Yahoo! Search Developer Network is now a place for some resources like SDK, Wiki and MT powered Blog. They'll also change Overture's name to Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions. And rumor about Flickr. Seems like Yahoo's getting hot for their birthday.

Feb 28, 2005 9:27:40 PM | Web Services

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