Comments on: Platforms break open! http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:15:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Beaconfire Wire » Blog Archive » APIs from Kintera and Convio - A new beginning? http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4672 Beaconfire Wire » Blog Archive » APIs from Kintera and Convio - A new beginning? Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:33:56 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4672 [...] much about how these two compare just yet. For initial reviews, check out fellow Nonprofit techies Michelle Murain, Allan Benamer, and Judi [...] [...] much about how these two compare just yet. For initial reviews, check out fellow Nonprofit techies Michelle Murain, Allan Benamer, and Judi [...]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Convio Jumps on the Open API Bandwagon http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4657 » Blog Archive » Convio Jumps on the Open API Bandwagon Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4657 [...] Murrain: Platforms Break Open! “Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application. Convio takes more, bigger [...] [...] Murrain: Platforms Break Open! “Kintera takes some important steps to open up their application. Convio takes more, bigger [...]

]]> By: See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Convio joins Kintera and Salesforce and goes Open http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4650 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Convio joins Kintera and Salesforce and goes Open Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:04:05 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4650 [...] the meantime, read the terrific write-up about this from Michelle Murrain at her blog Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover [...] [...] the meantime, read the terrific write-up about this from Michelle Murrain at her blog Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover [...]

]]> By: Michael Hoffman http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4649 Michael Hoffman Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:01:49 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4649 Michelle - Terrific piece. I wrote a piece a while ago saying the open API is the new black. It is nice to see that Convio has followed and I hope to hear a lot about it this week in Austin at their user group meeting. (What I heard a while ago was that the GetActive folks came to the merger with very strong desire to go this route and some movement in that direction.) You are totally right about Salesforce. They have the gold standard in API and I think it will be a long time before anyone else gets to that level. Now what organizations need is some plain English explanation about where the intersection of strategy and these APIs are and how to make it work for their needs. Michael. Michelle -
Terrific piece. I wrote a piece a while ago saying the open API is the new black. It is nice to see that Convio has followed and I hope to hear a lot about it this week in Austin at their user group meeting. (What I heard a while ago was that the GetActive folks came to the merger with very strong desire to go this route and some movement in that direction.)

You are totally right about Salesforce. They have the gold standard in API and I think it will be a long time before anyone else gets to that level.

Now what organizations need is some plain English explanation about where the intersection of strategy and these APIs are and how to make it work for their needs.

Michael.

]]> By: Katrin http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4648 Katrin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:51:13 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/10/platforms-break-open.html#comment-4648 Brilliant write-up, Michelle -- and thanks for being not only the author of the NTEN White Paper but also a fellow board member! Appreciating you! Brilliant write-up, Michelle — and thanks for being not only the author of the NTEN White Paper but also a fellow board member! Appreciating you!

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