Google I/O 2009-AJAX APIs to Navigate User-Generated Content

Google I/O 2009 - Using AJAX APIs to Navigate User-Generated Content

Jon Kragh (http://www.jonkragh.com)
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-- Contents --
00:24 - Who am I?
01:26 - Introduction to VastRank.com
02:56 - Overview of the Google AJAX APIs Used
07:15 - Using Google Maps on the College Profile
11:41 - VastRank.com Client Architecture
12:39 - Setting the Map Center
14:07 - Loading Map Markers via AJAX
15:07 - Algorithm for What is in View on a Map
28:25 - Map InfoWindows
30:38 - Geocoding via AJAX and HTTP
34:45 - Personalization & Suggestion Engine (ClientLocation)
39:28 - Translation / Languages API
45:01 - Questions
-- End --

Vast Rank is a College Ranking & Review website that makes use of several Google APIs to power its unique set of features. This session will dig into the code behind Vast Rank's "Ranking Map" that provides contextual College Rankings based on what a user has in view on his or her Map. Code examples will be shown utilizing the Google Maps API, the Google Maps Marker Manager, the Google Client Geocoder, and the Google Client Location information exposed by the AJAX API loader. The session will end by discussing future plans to incorporate additional Google API's including the Translation API to translate international content, the Languages API to utilize jQuery, and the Google AJAX Search API to improve the user's search experience.

For presentation slides and all I/O sessions, please go to: code.google.com/events/io/sessions.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• googleio2009
• google
• Google I/O
• developer conference
• AJAX APIs
• Maps API
• Geo

[GirlieBlues]

I appreciate this work about Ajax Apis.

[JonProactiveLogic]

Thanks rudakovsky, I appreciate it!

[rudakovsky]

Nice stuff