Seen that? - Web Service Developers are Making Money

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Web Service Developers are Making Money Java Entrepreneur

There are a number of Web Services APIs out there now on the web for use by entrepreneurial developers. The first three that readily come to mind are EBay, Amazon and Google. With these APIs any developer could simply register for a developers license and start using the services provided. At first I didn't understand why a company would want to expose this type of functionality to outside developers but [...] Read More


EBay Drops Developer Program Fees Java Entrepreneur

I think EBay is finally trying to stop biting a hand that feeds them. Back in September I talked about how stupid it was for EBay to charge developers to use their API (here). Well it looks as though the company has decided that to get rid of all of their monthly fees that until recently developers had to pay for the privilege of using their API (a bit of [...] Read More


Amazon Offers Simple Storage Service Java Entrepreneur

Amazon just announced a new addition to their web services API line up. They explain it as follows: Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly [...] Read More


Saving Some Money, We Can All Use That Web 2.0

Whether it be with coupons, online auctions, free shipping or big discounts I am going to help you save some money today. Here are four Web sites you can use to make your money woes a little more manageable. Grocery Coupons - Coupons you can print right from home. Just go through the listed coupons, choose which ones you want, and print them out. Free Shipping On - If there's free [...] Read More


Money Making Tips The Social Networking Weblog

Social networking is a fabulous environment for making business connections and finding buyers for what you have to sell. Think about it. There are all kinds of groups in the social networking arena that you can use to find people interested in what you're selling. If you're selling flowers, find a group of social networkers that like flowers, and pitch to them. If they like what you're selling they'll tell [...] Read More