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new HootSuite API

Posted on November 18, 2010 by W

Hello! Since you recently expressed interest in HootSuite’s Ow.ly API, we thought you’d enjoy hearing about the new HootSuite API. This news hasn’t been publicly announced yet so you are one of the first to hear about it before our … Continue reading →

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Google QR code on goo.gl

Posted on October 26, 2010 by W

Here’s a new trick that hasn’t been blogged yet! Google’s url shortener at goo.gl can generate QR codes (which are 2D barcodes) just by appending “.qr” after the goo.gl url. So the url http://goo.gl/727X does a redirect to http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/ and … Continue reading →

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“What Exactly is a ‘Mashup’?”

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Clipmarks

clipped from netforbeginners.about.com You hear this “mashup” expression being used by techie friends of yours. They talk about “oh, that is such an awesome mashup”. But what exactly does “mashup” mean? “Mashup” comes from the term “mashed potatoes”, but is … Continue reading →

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Google’s Zip Code Lookup

Posted on May 30, 2009 by W

So, I was using one of Google’s sign up forms, and I noticed that it gave me a nice tip – The valid zip codes for my state! Along with some sample zip codes for my country (usa). I opened … Continue reading →

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I <3 API’s

Posted on May 28, 2009 by W

Tinyurl has an API Wednesday, June 27, 2007 by Dave Winer. Of course I’d like to do what Twitter does, and generate a Tinyurl in place of a longish URL for each TwitterGram. I had assumed all along that Twitter … Continue reading →

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