Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services

The modern Web is awash with data and services just waiting to be used, but how do you make effective use of all this information? The answer lies in APIs (such as Google Maps, Flickr, and Amazon Web Services) and remixing, or mashups. Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services teaches you everything you need to create useful, dynamic realworld applications using APIs, web services, Ajax, web standards, and serverside languages. All you need to make full use of this book is basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and at least one serverside language (such as PHP or ASP.NET). Highlights include the following: Looks at the overall shape of todays Web from a developers point of viewwhat are its main features, and what is available for us to use to develop applications? Contains realworld examples of creating mashups using all the major APIs. Contains examples written in multiple serverside languages.   What youll learn   How the constituent parts of the modern Web fit togetherweb standards, Ajax, APIs, libraries, tagging, blogs, wikis, and more How to create different types of mashup, for example mapping mashups, search functionality, calendars, RSS/Atom feeds, social bookmarking, online storage systems, open document formats, and more How to build Web 2.0 applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, serverside languages, APIs, and librariesWho this book is for This book is for any web developer who is already comfortable with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and at least one serverside language and wants to learn how to create Web 2.0 applications.