The YQL Web Service enables applications to query, filter, and combine data from different sources across the Internet. YQL statements have a SQL-like syntax, familiar to any developer with database experience.
HTTP based protocol to attach meta-data to an email address
This memo describes a method for locating host metadata for Web-based protocols. Such metadata could be, e.g., crossdomain.xml, robots.txt, webfinger infos, etc.
Developer tools from Opera, now open source
Is your browser configuration rare or unique? If so, web sites may be able to track you, even if you limit or disable cookies. Panopticlick tests your browser to see how unique it is based on the information it will share with sites it visits. Click below and you will be given a uniqueness score, letting you see how easily identifiable you might be as you surf the web. Only anonymous data will be collected by this site
Diffbot is a seed stage web startup focused on leveraging statistical learning algorithms to achieving the holy grail a truly personalized newspaper that is not limited to structured data sources. Our first product, Diffbot Reader, is used by tens of thousands of users each day to manage their personal web. We currently index a quarter million URL sources and are rapidly growing. Turn any URL into an RSS feed with feedbeater. Filter out these changes or get an email when updates are found. If you need to keep track of many websites at once, use our Diffbot reader.
Create your own podcast. Find links to audio files on the Web. Huffduff the links—add them to your podcast. Subscribe to podcasts of other found sounds.
Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP(S) traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended using any .NET language.
Nice example of an offline capable iPhone Web App
Now web designers and developers can join the iPhone app party without having to learn Cocoa's Objective-C programming language. It's true: You can write iPhone apps quickly and efficiently using your existing skills with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This book shows you how with lots of detailed examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on exercises.
