eBay frees the API
In a move that's sure to delight lots of developers, eBay has announced that the eBay API is now available for free. In addition, membership in the eBay Developers Program and standard application certification for your apps which use the eBay API are now free as well.
It's great news to see another major Internet company open up their API for free, especially since eBay has a strong economy formed around its services. This means developers can really make money and create value by building on top of the API. That's on top of the fact that eBay's paying up to $5000 to developers who enter their Developer Challenge.
If you want to get started, we'd point you at the eBay Developer Program blog, which is powered by TypePad. And we'll be talking in the coming weeks on the Professional Network blog about how building on top of blogging APIs is a natural complement to web services like eBay's if you're a developer who'd like to benefit from and profit from your work.
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