• Author:
  • Wilkinson, David A.
• Subject:
  Computer Programming / Software Development
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  12/01/2007
• Price:
  $44.99
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Expert Flickr developer David Wilkinson guides you through a series of software projects that show you how to build mashups using the popular photo service Flickr. He explains the process of remixing Flickr on your own web site and then mashing it up. Along the way, you’ll learn how to take advantage of mashup technologies such as REST, Ajax, RSS, and JSON. Plus, hands-on examples will help you gain the skills to design a variety of remixes and mashups that take advantage of Flickr’s core services.

David Wilkinson is a highly skilled freelance technical consultant and programmer with more than 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, delivering business-critical systems to many blue-chip companies, including BP, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tesco, and Lloyds TSB. He also acts as operations manager at Utata, a community web site supporting photographers all over the world, and is responsible for the operation of the Utata site and its integration with Flickr. A keen amateur photographer, he discovered Flickr in its very early days and been a staunch advocate of it ever since.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Rewriting the Web.

Chapter 2: Flickr: A Short Tour.

Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Mash.

Chapter 4: The Flickr API.

Chapter 5: Flickr Feeds.

Chapter 6: Remixing Flickr Using the API.

Chapter 7: Authenticating with Flickr.

Chapter 8: Uploading Photos.

Chapter 9: Remixing Flickr Using Greasemonkey.

Chapter 10: Working with ImageMagick.

Chapter 11: Visualizing the News.

Chapter 12: Searching the Blogosphere.

Chapter 13: Displaying Your Photos with Google Maps.

Chapter 14: Caching Your Data.

Appendix A: Answers to Exercises.

Appendix B: Flickr API Methods.

Appendix C: Response Data Structures.

Appendix D: Useful Resources.

Index.