In the interest of great artistry and saving time, I have stolen this post from myself to fill these halls and help reduce the echo.

Driving Ideas Home

Yesterday on the drive to pickup my daughter from school, I had a few minutes to my own thoughts, and I started to pondered about the true value of Twitter. I know this seems as if I have nothing better to do with my thoughts while driving in the rain, but I have been slowly using the service more, read about it every day, have a conversation about it every other day, and see new ideas and applications built on Twitter five times a day.

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So what is an API? An API, or application programming interface, is a geeky way to describe the business & technology services of a company, exposed in such a way that you may benefit from them. Of course, if you are not too familiar with the term, that may be due to the fact that when you visit a company’s website that boasts an API to their service, it is usually hidden under “Developers Documentation” or explained as a long list of web service calls & code examples.

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