ProgrammableWeb Talked About Us: Pearson Provides Its Travel, Financial and Dictionary Content as APIs
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 16:19 — Stephanie@Pearson

Publisher Pearson recently launched its new API program with three of its top titles. The new platform provides a common set of tools that developers have grown accustomed to: documentation, sample code, app showcase, blog, forum and FAQs, for example. Pearson has a lot of content to pick from with its core offerings, as well as its numerous partners, and they decided to start by launching three very different content APIs: FT Press API, Longman Dictionary API and Eyewitness Guide to London API.

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Another Exciting Showcase App using the Longman Dictionary API, from Jiong Shen
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 12:32 — Stephanie@Pearson

Jiong received the Sencha prize for the best App at the AT&T Hackathon on 6 August 2011.

Below is what you need to know about him, his app and his experience using the Pearson APIs, Over to you, Jiong. 

About Me

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The Showcase Apps: Why & What in 3 Minutes
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 12:01 — Stephanie@Pearson

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Innovateuk.org: Pearson open-sources API for content access
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 10:44 — Stephanie@Pearson

The global publishing company behind the Financial Times and Penguin has launched a new licensing platform called Plug & Play, which allows developers direct access into some of the group’s publishing content without the need for any human interaction.

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Innov8, an Open Innovation Competition Sponsored by Pearson
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 15:14 — Stephanie@Pearson

Innov8 is an open innovation competition sponsored by Pearson, the world’s leading learning company.

innov8 is for learners, educators, games and app developers, innovators and anyone with a vision for how technology can open up new opportunities for learning. So, if you have a great idea for a learning application and want to win up to £6,000 to see your idea come alive then innov8 is for you.

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A great post from SmartPlanet: Publisher open-sources content, urges mash-ups of offerings
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 14:32 — Stephanie@Pearson

There has been no shortage of debate about the future of publishing, and what kinds of revenue models can sustain the industry in the digital age. One publisher has developed an innovative approach that may represent the industry’s best prospects: provide audiences the ability to pull relevant content and mash it up into a personalized or specialized documents.

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Post on Droidcon (6/7-Oct): You'll never be short of content again with Pearson APIs
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 12:59 — Stephanie@Pearson

The Pearson API Team was interviewed by Thibaut at Droidcon.

I chatted with the team at Pearson two weeks ago during the launch of their new APIs and developer program in London. They were showcasing 2 Android apps, Business Essentials (using the FT APIs) from TigerSpike and ShowmeLondon (using the witness guide API) from Metia (developed with Phonegap).

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API Overview
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 13:22 — Dan

I've just uploaded this short webcast to youtube.com of an overview of the current set of APIs we have available.

Or, you can just what it from here...

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On the FutureBook Blog: What price 'free'?
Mon, 09/05/2011 - 17:17 — Stephanie@Pearson

Pearson's recent announcement of its 'Plug & Play' service has been discussed in various places on the net (including this very site) in usually glowing terms. The talk is all of 'setting content free' and 'embracing open source'. But I think that misses the point.

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From Newswire: Pearson Launches Plug & Play Platform, Allowing Developers Access to its Award-winning Content
Mon, 09/05/2011 - 14:00 — Stephanie@Pearson

Pearson is today announcing its new Plug & Play Platform, allowing developers access to some of the company’s award-winning content. Initially, three datasets have been made available on the platform: the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, the Dorling Kindersley (DK) Eyewitness Guide to London and the FT Press. Additional datasets will be added to the portal over time, based on developer feedback. Pearson is one of the first publishers of its size and breadth to open up access to its content for developers.

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From thenextweb.com: Publishing company Pearson wants people to mash up its content...
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 14:33 — Stephanie@Pearson

Pearson, the global publishing company behind the Financial Times and Penguin, today launches its new Plug & Play Platform, allowing developers to tap into the company’s content.

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A Techcrunch post from Mike Butcher: Stand Well Back – Media Giant Pearson Releases Developer API
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 14:28 — Stephanie@Pearson

Let’s all agree that traditional media companies have, for the most part, struggled with the Internet. It turned up on their doorstep a few years ago and, like a startled bull in a china shop, startled smashing up their business models.

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