The Guardian: online content for free
p2pnet news view Open Source | Advertising:- UK newspaper The Guardian says it’s launched Open Platform to allow partners to reuse guardian.co.uk content and data for free and weave it “into the fabric of the internet”.
“Open Platform launched with two separate content-sharing services, which will allow users to build their own applications in return for carrying Guardian advertising,” it says, going on »»»
A content application programming interface (API) will smooth the way for web developers to build applications and services using Guardian content, while a Data Store will contain datasets curated by Guardian editors and open for others to use.
Emily Bell, the Guardian News & Media director of digital content, described Open Platform as a “new chapter in our history and a new foundation for the future of our journalism”.
She said that Open Platform would allow Guardian content “to be woven into the fabric of the internet” as people outside the organisation saw the value of adding Guardian content to their projects.
The Cass Sculpture Foundation is using the service to add Guardian articles about British artists to its site.
Partners include web design firm Stamen and OpenStreetMap, a free, open alternative to commercial map data services, says The Guardian, adding:
“Stamen and OpenStreetMap developed a service that they hope will encourage Guardian readers to ‘geo-tag’ the newspaper’s content, positioning every article, video and picture on a map so users can find news, commentary, video and other content related to their area.”
The Guardian – Guardian launches Open Platform tool to make online content available free, March 10, 2009
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