Comments on: The bird is cold http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sethlevine http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19031 sethlevine Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:27:50 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19031 thanks for the note of encouragement - sorry i'm out of invites . . . thanks for the note of encouragement – sorry i'm out of invites . . .

]]> By: AskTheAdmin http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19028 AskTheAdmin Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:18:03 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19028 Aw shucks I missed out on the beta but this looks to be big and I will be keeping a close eye on it. I found your site via Intense Debate and I am really impressed. Keep up the great work blogging! Aw shucks I missed out on the beta but this looks to be big and I will be keeping a close eye on it. I found your site via Intense Debate and I am really impressed. Keep up the great work blogging!

]]> By: sethlevine http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19030 sethlevine Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:26:14 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19030 i saw that as well, dan. i'm psyched about what looks like the flexibility of the platform. hopefully we'll see some apps up there soon... i saw that as well, dan. i'm psyched about what looks like the flexibility of the platform. hopefully we'll see some apps up there soon…

]]> By: Dan Burcaw http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19027 Dan Burcaw Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:08:46 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19027 It is clear that Yahoo has spent the bulk of their time on architecture and the developer kit. They have API kits for 5 languages and a decent amount of documentation/examples. Yet no apps. Strange. <br /> <br /> I noticed that the API allows the user to control the "zoom level" of their location (e.g. city, neighborhood, etc). It will be interesting to see how different apps try to encourage higher precision-- which is almost always more valuable (and useful). It is clear that Yahoo has spent the bulk of their time on architecture and the developer kit. They have API kits for 5 languages and a decent amount of documentation/examples. Yet no apps. Strange.

I noticed that the API allows the user to control the “zoom level” of their location (e.g. city, neighborhood, etc). It will be interesting to see how different apps try to encourage higher precision– which is almost always more valuable (and useful).

]]> By: sethlevine http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19029 sethlevine Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:48:54 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19029 i didn't realize they had out so many invites! (guess i shouldn't feel that special...). i still don't get why they didn't have at least a couple of apps up - it couldn't be that difficult. hopefully we'll see some stuff soon . . . i didn't realize they had out so many invites! (guess i shouldn't feel that special…). i still don't get why they didn't have at least a couple of apps up – it couldn't be that difficult. hopefully we'll see some stuff soon . . .

]]> By: Graeme Thickins http://www.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold/comment-page-1#comment-19026 Graeme Thickins Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:51:56 +0000 http://new.sethlevine.com/wp/2008/03/the-bird-is-cold#comment-19026 hey, Seth -- yeah I was there and Twittered it -- the fact they're letting in 10,000 for the beta (that's a lot!) must mean they're betting those sample apps will now happen pretty fast...so, I s'pose the race is on to be among the first apps featured on their site <br /> <br /> but, you're right -- couldn't they do one or two quickie examples themselves to get peoples' motors started? hey, Seth — yeah I was there and Twittered it — the fact they're letting in 10,000 for the beta (that's a lot!) must mean they're betting those sample apps will now happen pretty fast…so, I s'pose the race is on to be among the first apps featured on their site

but, you're right — couldn't they do one or two quickie examples themselves to get peoples' motors started?

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