REST is not just about being easy to share or for clean URLs. A service orientated architecture, such as REST in this case, let's you branch out to multiple cli

REST is not just about being easy to share or for clean URLs. A service orientated architecture, such as REST in this case, let's you branch out to multiple clients outside of a web browser much easier and faster. Think iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, etc. By providing a read/write API, your other clients can easily consume your product and you will avoid the hassle of tailoring your backend for each individual client by remaining platform agnostic.