New Google Buzz API features, including a hose of fire
Since we
introduced
the Google Buzz API at Google I/O, we’ve been working hard to make it better,
broader, and more useful. Today we're introducing several new features that are the direct
result of your feedback.
We're launching the Google Buzz firehose — our
top developer feature request. With the firehose, all public activities are available as they
are published with a single subscription, thanks to syndication via PubSubHubbub.
We’ve had some fun coming up with cool things to do with the firehose. For
example, Bob Aman coded up
Buzz Mood,
an App Engine app inspired by
Twistori. By
scanning for posts that contain certain keywords, Bob’s able to give us a sense for the mood
across all of Google Buzz in real time. Definitely
take a look at the the source to get
ideas for your own apps!
For more inspiration, also check out our
firehose launch partners. Integrating with the firehose today are
Collecta,
Gnip,
OneRiot,
Postrank Analytics, and
Superfeedr’s Track.
We’re making these
new API features available starting today:
- Comments by the
user - This feed consists of the activities the user has commented
on.
- Likes by the user - The activities the user has
liked are in this feed.
- Shared counts - This will
return the number of times a specified URL has been shared across Google
Buzz.
All of these features are documented in much more detail on the
Google Buzz API documentation
site and can be discussed on the
Developer Forum. We will
continue to innovate and iterate the Buzz API and encourage you to check out the new features
and let us know what you think.
By John Panzer, Google Buzz Team
We’re making these
new API features available starting today: