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API Magazine Newsletter: May’15 Edition (Web Version)

This is the Web version of the API Magazine Newsletter (May’15 edition): 

It is time for the API Magazine newsletter -- 16 hand selected articles per month right into your inbox. I collect, curate and comment articles about all topics related to APIs and Developer Evangelists. You can find more on the API Magazine site.

Here is this month's list:

The Unseen Enablers Of Platforms: Interfaces and Access (Link)

APImetrics - Adds Support for SOAP APIs (Link)

SmartBear Assumes Sponsorship of Swagger API Open Source Project (Link)

Are You Using APIs to Gain Competitive Advantage? (Link)

APIStrat keynote video: Open Data APIs: Exploring OpenCorporates 80 million companies in 100+ jurisdictions (Link)

Google's APIStrat keynote video: From Adwords to Firebase (Link)

APIStrat report on ProgrammableWeb (Link)

Six categories that make up the API Economy (Link)

How APIs are disrupting the way we think (Link)

It’s Time to Move to a Four-Tier Application Architecture (Link)

How The Guardian is approaching Hypermedia based API infrastructure (Link)

Kin Lane's phenomenal API.report of April (Link)

Events, surveys and competitions:

APIDays Mediterranea, Barcelona (Link)

Meetup: Practical 3scale API Management Crash Course (Link)

Meetup: API Marketing: Do’s and Dont’s (Link)

Wrap-up: API SpeedHack as part of APIStrat Berlin (Link)

Best Regards,

Manfred

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The Unseen Enablers Of Platforms: Interfaces and Access

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

New white paper from Manfred Bortenschlager and Sangeet Paul Choudary: The Unseen Enablers Of Platforms. Check it out!

Manfred Bortenschlager's insight: I wrote this article together with Sangeet Paul Choudary (CEO of Platform Thinking Labs) to present the argument that building businesses on platforms with an interaction-first approach can be very effective. We discuss APIs as the enablers for platforms. APIs open up access to assets that are delivered through platforms. In the article we discuss how APIs can be leveraged from an internal as well as external perspective and how that can leads to the desired platform economics.

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API Model Canvas (APIDays Mediterranea 2015)

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

Manfred presented the API Model Canvas at APIDays Mediterranea in Barcelona on May 6, 2015. Designing and running an API program successfully is difficult and…

Manfred Bortenschlager's insight: These are the slides from my talk at APIDays Mediterranea on May 6 about API programs and the API Model Canvas. The canvas is in alpha, but I am happy to give access. Just DM or email me. Any feedback welcome.

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Mobile First is API First: McKinsey's eCommerce insights

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

McKinsey claims South Korea has the highest smartphone penetration and outlines advice for m-commerce. We propose that starting mobile first means API first

Manfred Bortenschlager's insight: My comment following up an article by McKinsey&Company Insights. It is a good piece of research. However, the focus on "mobile-first" is a bit misleading. I argue with API-first to reduce tight coupling to channels but allow real omnichannel strategies.

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API Magazine Newsletter: April’15 Edition (Web Version)

This is the Web version of the API Magazine Newsletter (April’15 edition):

It is time for the API Magazine newsletter -- 16 hand selected articles per month right into your inbox. I collect, curate and comment articles about all topics related to APIs and Developer Evangelists. You can find more on the API Magazine site.

Here is this month's list:

How To Leverage Web APIs In Your Business (Link)

3 Must Haves For A Venture-Scale API Startup (Link)

Why a great integration API isn’t enough (Link)

Why You Should Build Apps With An API Backend - BaaS (Link)

Design to Disrupt: Businesses should join the API Economy (Link)

What It’s Like To Be A Developer Evangelist (Link)

The Vertical API Opportunity (Link)

An Outside-In Approach Will Play A Critical Role In Driving The API Economy (Link)

Considering Net Neutrality and API Access (Link)

Growth in the API Economy - Apigee IPO (Link)

Events, surveys and competitions:

New API Meetup Barcelona

APIDays and APIStrat join forces for Berlin April 24-25, 2015 (Link)

API SpeedHack as part of APIStrat Berlin (Link)

APIDays Mediterranea, Barcelona (Link)

WIP Factory Developer Program Survey (Link)

Red Hat & 3scale API webinar (Link)

Happy Easter!

Best Regards,

Manfred

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What It’s Like To Be A Developer Evangelist — Medium

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

API (Application Programming Interface). Developer Experience (DX). You may or may not have heard of these terms before, but they are heavily used in the SaaS (software-as-a-service) industry. Developers use APIs to build off existing products and innovate new ideas. APIs allow companies to easily integrate with apps that bring in expertise where the company themselves may be lacking resources or would be costly to produce in-house.

Manfred Bortenschlager's comment: short and sweet summary of developer evangelists, DX, and APIs.

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The Vertical API Opportunity — Medium

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

Over the past several months I have been doing some thesis building around the API economy. I want to pause to share some initial thoughts…

Manfred Bortenschlager's comment: A word on verticalisation of APIs: "An area of this growing landscape that has caught my attention is companies offering specialized APIs that address the needs of developers within a particular industry." According to this article APIs are emerging in industries, which: - Are large; - Are fragmented; - Have unique data security concerns; and - Are seeing increasing levels of startup activity, despite being historically slow to adopt technology.

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By moving the primary focus from your website to your API, your organization will be far more prepared to thrive in the mobile revolution.

I came out of college right at the exciting explosion of the web. Most people paid little attention to it, Wired looked like this, and my family...

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API Magazine Newsletter: March’15 Edition (Web Version)

This is the Web version of the API Magazine Newsletter (March’15 edition): 

It is time for the API Magazine newsletter -- 16 hand selected articles per month right into your inbox. I collect, curate and comment articles about all topics related to APIs and Developer Evangelists. You can find more on the API Magazine site.

Here is this month's list:

Another part of my "Building Effective API Programs" series: API Design and Implementation (Link)

In The Future There Will Be No Public vs. Private APIs (Link)

The Rise of Social Graphs for Businesses (Link)

Community Debates API Specification Alternatives (Link)

What makes an Agile API? (Link)

Winter Collection: An API E-book from the Nordic APIs Team (Link)

API for Dummies (IBM ebook) (Link)

5 ways APIs will be the workhorses of 2015 (Link)

Growth hacking APIs: What role do APIs play in your growth strategy (Link)

APIs Are Establishing New And Useful Processes Faster Than Patents Can Keep Pace With (Link)

The Nuts & Bolts of Developer Events (Link)

Events, surveys and competitions:

New API Meetup Barcelona

APIDays and APIStrat join forces for Berlin April 24-25, 2015 (Link)

API SpeedHack as part of APIStrat Berlin (Link)

I love APIs Conference, London (Link)

APX Conference, March 19, SF (Link)

Best Regards, Manfred apimagazine.info

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I don’t need a business co-founder, I need an API broker. — Medium

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

...who knows the worthwhile APIs and is able to help us promote our integration (on various app stores or on the company’s dedicated page),- somebody that can negotiate on our behalf, for the exclusive APIs. In short, an API broker. ...

Manfred Bortenschlager's comment: This article discusses a crucial role for Growth Hacking in Startups: the API Broker (or API Evangelist) who is able to understand "the World of APIs” The skills are summarised as follows: - Understanding growth hacking- Understanding tools to convert more users to paying customers- Having the skills to pick the most successful integrations to acquire a lot of users in a short period of time- Finding new income streams with high profit margin and setting them up

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Building Developer Ecosystems: A Formula for Success - AppDirect

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

...Developer ecosystems are multi-sided and involve numerous participants, which can make them incredibly complex. However, a clear understanding of how these ecosystems work can make it far easier to create one for your own core products....

Manfred Bortenschlager's comment: This is a very interesting take on the types and value of developer ecosystems. In summary the author sees 3 types: 1. Commodity 2. Add-on 3. Sell-with Also P + S < M is discussed (see quote below). I would definitely add a V to the left side. What is the "value" of the developer in participating in an ecosystem? What problem is it solving for the developer? "There is a very simple mathematical expression that can define whether you will succeed at garnering developer attention: P + S < M. That is, if it’s easier for a developer to build a product (that is, Participate) and it’s easier to start Selling and be promoted with your core service (the left side), and together, that effort is less than the capture of the total addressable Market that a developer can reasonably expect (on the right side), you will be successful."

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Building Effective API Programs: API Business Models

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

In the 4th part of Building Effective API Programs, we discuss API business models - What is the right API for your business model? Here's a checklist.

Manfred Bortenschlager's comment: This is the fourth part of the blog post series about "Building Effective API Programs." In this part we cover the question about APIs and business models. The other parts include: Clear understanding of potential benefits of APIs and how to leverage them APIs and strategy API design API operations Marketing the API program Business to developer (B2D) and developer experience (DX)

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API Magazine Newsletter: February’15 Edition (Web Version)

This is the Web version of the API Magazine Newsletter (February’15 edition):

It is time for the API Magazine newsletter -- 16 hand selected articles per month right into your inbox. I collect, curate and comment articles about all topics related to APIs and Developer Evangelists. You can find more on the API Magazine site.

Here is this month's list:

The first parts of my "Building Effective API Programs" series: Understanding benefits of APIs (Link), APIs and strategy (Link), Business Models and APIs (Link)

Implementing Hypermedia (Link)

The Strategic Value of APIs - HBR (Link)

API Predictions 2015 (Link)

More Predictions: The API Planet driving the API Economy (Link)

8 API Discovery Tools That Will Make You Want More (Link)

Growth Hacking With APIs (Link)

Storytelling and the Developer's Need to Communicate (Link)

Critical Vulnerability in Verizon Mobile API Compromising User Email Accounts (Link)

REST vs SOAP: Nordic APIs Infographic comparison (Link)

A Business Perspective on APIs (Link)

API Strategy and API Tactic (Link)

Events, surveys and competitions:

APIDays and APIStrat join forces for Berlin April 24-25, 2015 (Link)

API SpeedHack as part of APIStrat Berlin (Link)

I love APIs Conference, London (Link)

APX Conference, March 19, SF (Link)

Best Regards,

Manfred

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A new Slack API: The inevitable rise of the bots

Bots, eh? They work hard, but don’t you sometimes feel like they could be working harder? We do. After all, isn’t that what we were promised in the great and glorious future?

We were tired of waiting. We want the great and glorious future now. So, for our developer friends, we present: our new Real Time Messaging (RTM) API. What does that mean? Glad you asked…

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API Strategy and API Tactic

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

Experts in the API Economy (API = application programming interface) have been discussing as to whether there is such a thing as an “API strategy.”

Manfred Bortenschlager’s comment: A discussion about the question whether an API is a strategy or a tactic. I argue that this is actually not an important question at all. The really important question is another one…

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Building Effective API Programs: APIs and Strategy

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

This is the third part of the Building Effective API Programs series. The introduction can be found here.

Manfred Bortenschlager’s comment: This is the third part of the blog post series about “Building Effective API Programs.” In this part we cover how to align an API program with the overarching business strategy of the organisation. The other parts include: Clear understanding of potential benefits of APIs and how to leverage them The right API for the organization’s business model API design API operations Marketing the API program Business to developer (B2D) and developer experience (DX)

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Moonpig's API "security" -- An excellent example about how not to do it

This post is a reference to one of the articles I curated for the API Magazine. Below is a short intro.

Moonpig are one of the most well known companies that sell personalised greeting cards in the UK. In 2007 they had a 90% market share and shipped nearly 6 million cards. In July 2011 they were bought by PhotoBox.

Manfred Bortenschlager’s comment: Another API security exploit: the internal Moonpig API. In fact, non-existing security exploit. "… there’s no authentication at all and you can pass in any customer ID to impersonate them. An attacker could easily place orders on other customers accounts, add/retrieve card information, view saved addresses, view orders and much more…" Come on, API Providers, secure your APIs at least a bit. It is not such a big deal. And there are plenty of off-the-shelf, cost-effective API Management solutions.

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