This Week in APIs- June 7-11, 2010 »

Check out the top news in APIs this week!

S3 Import/Export API- Amazon Web Services added an Import/Export API for its Simple Storage Service (S3), an infrastructure service for storing data. The new API makes it easier to move large amounts of data in and out of Amazon- a great move for data portability.

Twitter API Meetup- Twitter held a meetup in its San Francisco offices this week to talk about the Twitter API, showcase some cool apps and celebrate Apple's WWDC. Twitter's Taylor Singletary presented on XAuth, a new authentication method for APIs. Twitter will no longer allow support for basic authentication at the end of the month so Twitter devs, it's time to brush up on the new method! The meetup made it very clear that the XAuth standard was developed to be used across the API community and promises to make authentication safer and easier, so keep an eye out for adoption.

APIs in the world of PaaS- Over at CloudAve, Krishnan Subramanian has a post and some love for Apigee on why APIs are the oxygen of Platform as a Service offerings- check out the article for some stark examples of how APIs can mean the difference between success and failure.

New APIs! A number of companies debuted new APIs- here are a few we thought were especially cool:

• HubSpot, which launched a Lead API to connect HubSpot's lead capture tools to other CRM software. Excellent example of how APIs can be used to connect tools and unleash new functionality. 
• The New York Times introduced a Most Popular API to track the most viewed and shared content- fodder for mashups here! 
• Microsoft introduced its Trial API that allows developers to include free trial versions of their apps in the Phone 7 App Market- more signs that the mobile API world is maturing. 
• As always, ProgrammableWeb's Newest APIs list is a great way to keep on the top of the all the new delicious APIs out there. 

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