Whats Next for APIs?

Kin LaneAPI Evangelist - Mimeo.com

@kinlaneblog.apievangelist.com

May 25, 2011

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Technology & Tools• Modular Tools for APIs, Allowing Ala

Carte API and Area Deployment

• Software as a Service (SaaS) That Deliver Services Specifically for APIs

• Platform as a Service (PaaS) (think Heroku) for APIs, Will Emerge

• Open-Source Tools for API Building Blocks Will Grow and Get Traction

Embeddable

• Widgets & Plugins Will Be Everywhere

• Widget Builders Will Be Added as Layer on Top of API Explorers

• Non-Developers Will Increasingly Become a Focus

• Embeddable Objects Will Make Make the Web More Plug & Play

Developers

• Will Gain More Control Within Ecosystems

• Will Organize & Unionize

• Influencers will Emerge Within Industries & Ecosystems

• Social Coding Will Flourish Within & Between Ecosystems

Monetization

• Affiliate Programs Will Find Their Place

• Cloud Pricing Models Will Gain More Traction as APIs Become Utilities

• Prepay Will be Popular to Control Costs and Get Deals

• Lack of Monetization Strategy Will Continue to Hurt Many API Owners

Industries & Common Areas

• Discovery API Services Will Appear

• Unified APIs Will Be More Common

• Standards Will Happen, But Slowly

• Markets for Data and Services 

• Organizations Will Be Formed

Legal

• Terms of Service Standards Will Emerge

• Legislation, Government Will Get More Involved

• There Will be Ecosystem Battles Between Owners and Developers

• Privacy & Security Will Continue to be Problems

Whats Next for APIs?

Kin LaneAPI Evangelist - Mimeo.com

@kinlaneblog.apievangelist.com

May 25, 2011

#gluecon #apinext