How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups

Want to supercharge your website with the latest searching, mapping, shopping, and imaging tools? Now you can build amazing mashups with help from this step-by-step guide. How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups shows you how to remix the best of Google, Amazon, Flickr, and eBay to create customized applications. You'll learn to use essential Web 2.0 technologies--including XML, JavaScript, XHTML, and REST--and seamlessly integrate them into your own innovative mashups. Build dynamic mashups using XML and JavaScript Use MySQL with PHP to retrieve data from databases Receive data via RSS and Atom Learn to use XMLHttpRequest, XML-RPC, REST, and JSON Structure your mashup pages using XHTML Incorporate Google searching and mapping technologies Integrate Amazon Web Services Include Flickr photos in your mashups Tap into eBay tools and map the locations of eBay sellers Successfully manage multiple technologies in your mashups

Jesse Feiler is the author of numerous technology books about FileMaker, Mac OS X, PERL, PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL. He specializes in creating FileMaker applications for small business and non-profits. Jesse is a regular on Northeast Public Radio WAMC’s Roundtable program.

Introducing Mashups
Welcome to the World of Mashups
Understanding the Mashup World
Learn Mashup Technologies
Know the Web 2.0 Mashup Rules and Design Principles
Use XML to Structure Data
Use JavaScript to Script the Mashup Page
Use PHP to Perform Server-Side Scripting
Use MySQL with PHP to Retrieve Mashup Data
Use RSS and Atom to Receive Data Automatically
Use XMLHttpRequest, XML-RPC, REST, and JSON to Retrieve Data
Use XHTML to Structure the Mashup Pages
Build Your Own Mashups
Implement a Basic Mashup
Use the Google Maps API
Build Mashups with the Google Maps API
Use the Amazon Web Services and Google Search APIs
Build a Mashup to Search Amazon and Google at the Same Time
Use the Flickr API
Build a Mashup to Search Flickr and Google at the Same Time
Use the eBay API
Map the Locations of eBay Items
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