We're going to try something different. Inspired by a journalist called Noah Veltman, we're putting on a HacksHackers Manchester "learning lunch". We hope it will be a way for people to learn about and discuss important topics for journalism in the 21st century.
The first one will be on the subject of web APIs. An API (Application Programming Interface) is a way of getting information out of a system without having to know all the details about how the system works. Everything from Twitter to Yelp to Google Spreadsheets has an API and we're going to look at:
• the basics of how web APIs work
• why you might want to use them
• how you can use them without doing any programming
• Popular APIs
We've booked some tables at Ziferblat on Edge Street in the Northern Quarter, a venue which charges 5p a minute per person. It includes superfast Wi-Fi, unlimited free coffee, tea, soft drinks, waters, cakes, biscuits, toast, savoury snacks and cereals. That works out at about £3 for an hour, so it seems like a pretty good deal.
May 31
Hi everyone. I've played around with Flickr APIs following Rob's instructions. It works! But I need a do-able project to make use of APIs (not necessarily Flickr) so I can use this in a practical way and relate it to a journalistic task of some sort. Nothing too major! Any ideas?
May 20
hi sorry couldn't make it last week , the new york times has an API http://developer.nyti.... Also did bikeslist.co which uses the scraper craiglist data and and working on http://photosearch123... which uses the instagram api - just some ideas!
May 21
Thanks Jim, had a look at this but it's a bit baffling! Do you have any suggestions of how I can see what info is related? Bit stuck. Cheers
May 19
Hi all, the gov.uk site I mentioned is here: http://data.gov.uk/ and the wiki article I was looking for was "linked data" specifically for this image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/LOD_Cloud_Diagram_as_of_September_2011.png/1280px-LOD_Cloud_Diagram_as_of_September_2011.png
As I said, if you need any help, advice, tips or contributions shout out!
Jim
1 · May 14
Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. Yes - it's all about helping people to find out more about particular topics in the context of journalism in the 21st century. Everyone is welcome. Hope you can make it.
May 7
Hi all, I'd love to come along and share some code love, but with such limited numbers I wouldn't want to take up space. What format are you following (I've not yet had a chance to attend a hack/ers) and could you do with more dev support? J
May 5
Hi Jim. Thanks for your message. Please do come along. The limit is there because we've booked some tables in the main room but if there's lots of interest I'm sure we can sort something else out to accommodate. It would be great to have you along. Hope you can make it.
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