#12: Developing Google Gadgets As Marketing Tools (Podcast)

Google has launched the successful iGoogle and with it, Google Gadgets. They are pretty easy to develop if you have basic knowledge of HTML, XML, and Javascript.

Developing Google Gadgets as a marketing tool is a perfect use for them.

Listen to this episode of the News For Web Designers Podcast on why Google Gadget development is so popular.

#11: Major web sites are embracing APIs as a fantastic marketing tool. (Podcast)

API stands for Application Programming Interface, but most major web sites see them as nothing more than another marketing tool. By allowing web site owners to request information from their web site, web sites are offering APIs for free.

In this podcast, we tell you some of the major web sites using APIs and what’s in it for web developers.

To see how major web sites are marketing themselves through APIs, click here to listen: http://media.switchpod.com//users/newsforwebdesigners/APIs.mp3