The preview of Glue API launched a few weeks ago with a developer challenge. The grand prize is an all expenses paid trip to NYC.
There were submissions that extend the API (PHP and Ruby libraries); apps that used Glue’s data to create games; apps that leverage Glue’s structured data; apps that visualize the web of people and things; and many other interesting things.
We were impressed by the range of applications built and we can’t wait to see what else is created with Glue API.
The Grand Prize Winner
GlueToGo reproduces the core functionality of Glue and provides a light-weight way to access the information within the Glue network from any browser that’s connected to the web.
Developed by Benny, an active Glue-r, the app was built so that Benny could benefit from Glue while at work, where he was unable to install the browser extension. GlueToGo extends Glue’s functionality to current users while opening up the service to a group of new, potential users.
Until the Glue add-on is made available for other browsers, users of Chrome, Safari, and Opera can use the GlueToGo bookmarklet to see friend reviews about books, music, and movies right on popular sites around the web.
Congratulations Benny on winning the API challenge. We look forward to seeing future versions of Glue to Go .
Runners up
Two runners up in the Glue API developer challenge each win a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
UnHub
UnHub Movie Profiles takes the ‘excellent movie sites out there that specialize in tickets, trailers, and reviews’ and presents the best for each movie in an easy to navigate experience.
UnHub sends Glue API the object key for a given movie and top links to the movie from around the web are returned. The user can then navigate to the best pages for reviews, trailers, and tickets with minimal clicks.
Check out the experience for Up, Star Trek, or The Godfather.
Congrats to the UnHub team on being a runner-up winner of the Glue API challenge.
ShopFiber
Alex and I met Jake and Farhan, the founders of ShopFiber, in Florida while attending FOWA. ShopFiber users collaboration to “get the information you need to make a purchase decision easier, faster, with more confidence, at a lower price”
When a user submits a comment that includes a link to a suggested item, the Glue API is called and the suggested item is identified. Structured data is returned and inserted into the comment, adding complimentary information automatically to the comment (see it here).
Here’s a video overview of the new feature built with Glue API.
Congratulations to the winners of the Glue API developer challenge. And thank you to every developer who built an app using the Glue API.
Contact us on the Glue API developer list if you have any questions or feedback. We look forward to seeing what else is built with Glue API!
