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Poll ...Open APIs or Closed Silos?
So what are you doing in your current app? Hoard the data or share the love through an Open API? Vote up the appropriate comment & explain why ...
- c1sc0 19y agoI'm sharing the love, baby ! Open APIs for me all the way !
- c1sc0 19y agoI'd like to monetize this one day, ya know ... I'm keeping my data in a walled garden !
- bootload 19y agoOpen - Lock-in is Lock-Out (users are getting wary of this) - Staying Because of the Freedom to Leave (no roach motels please) Simon Phipps makes these agreeable observations in the "Zen of Free", mp3, 9Mb 20min. http://osc.gigavox.com/shows/detail1674.html http://osc.gigavox.com/shows/detail1674.html
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- c1sc0 19y agoAnyone has data on the ROI of providing Open APIs? Are the services charging for use of their API making any profit? You guessed it, I need to justify the business case for Open APIs.