YQL opens up Web service table definitions

Posted February 19, 2009

Yahoo! Query Language (YQL) introduces Open Data Tables, a new feature that lets you access almost any public API on the Web. YQL already provides 50+ tables that support both Yahoo! and external Web data sources, all accessible through a single endpoint that you can query, filter, and join through a simple SQL-like syntax. Now developers can define and share new tables. Use the same requests to fetch your own favorite APIs by creating and calling your own XML-based table definitions.

New to YQL? Check out our tutorials and documentation, then get started with the YQL console.

New from BOSS: Structured Data and More

Posted February 11, 2009

Yahoo! Search BOSS announces three new features and an important update on pricing. Developers can now use the BOSS API to easily access structured data derived from SearchMonkey. The updated BOSS API also includes expanded search result abstracts, Site Explorer inlinks, and relevant page data.

The Terms of Service for the BOSS API have changed to allow developers to use third-party monetization platforms. We've also announced a pricing plan that will become effective later this year.

Make the most out of search: check out the new BOSS.

Blueprint 1.1 and Blueprint for Mobile Sites

Posted February 5, 2009

Build rich and powerful mobile applications, sites and widgets using simple XML with Blueprint 1.1. Use the same technology Yahoo! uses for it's own mobile services such as location, maps, video and more to build engaging experiences for 1000s of mobile phones including Nokia, SonyEricsson, Blackberry and iPhone.

There's never been an easier way to connect your services with your users whenever and wherever they need - so get started today!

Learn more about Blueprint 1.1 and Blueprint for Mobile Sites

Douglas Crockford on "Ajax Performance"

Posted January 7, 2009

Douglas Crockford returns to YUI Theater with a new installment of his multi-part lecture on JavaScript. This session, "Ajax Performance," covers the use of Ajax techniques to improve web-application performance. Douglas argues that the use of Ajax to reduce the number of JavaScript and DOM objects in a given page is the single most important perfomance optimization that most Web applications can make.

Watch the full video on Yahoo! Video, check out the downloadable version, or read a transcript of the talk.

For the full set of Crockford lectures on JavaScript, visit YUI Theater.