Yahoo! launches technology network
3 March 2005
Yahoo! has launched a network that gives developers access to the company's technology.
The interfaces allow application developers to create services that mix search results from an intranet with web search results or stories from Yahoo News, using web services-based APIs.
Yahoo! Search Developer Network is a new, one-stop resource that provides developers with access to Web service application programming interfaces (APIs) to Yahoo! Search products and Overture's (which will be re-branded Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions) long standing API programs.
Developers can also use Yahoo!'s spelling correction technology to check online forms filled out by employees or customers. Additionally, the Yahoo! Search Developer Network provides application developers with sample code and tools to share ideas and expertise, as well as showcase applications.
"We have worked closely with the development community to create a new program designed to stimulate open discussion, experimentation and development of new search applications," said Dr. David Ku, director of engineering, Yahoo! Search. "We believe that it is critical to provide the development community with both the search APIs and interactive resources to help foster the discovery of innovative applications leveraging Yahoo! Search Technology."
"Yahoo! has a rich legacy in creating consumer applications and we are excited that they are opening up their search platform, to allow the development community to innovate and build upon their technology," commented Rael Dornfest, CTO, O'Reilly Media. "We look forward to seeing what independent developers will design for the next generation of consumer and business applications."
APIs enable developers and webmasters to easily create search-enabled applications that leverage Yahoo! Search Technology. To help developers get started quickly, the Yahoo! Search Developer Network provides sample code for the most popular web application development languages including Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python and PHP.
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