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Pearson APIsDeveloperWeek Hackathon SF, February 2013
Gregg Alpert
@PearsonAPI -- @alpsgm
Why Use Pearson APIs?
• Build and enhance your mobile or web apps with great content related to education, food, travel, business information, high res images, classic novels, health care and more…
• Add high quality, curated content (text, images, audio) to your apps
• Easy to use RESTful APIs (JSON, XML, HTML)
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1. Travel2. Food3. Literature from Penguin4. Images5. DictionariesGuides related to:Business, Life Skills, Healthcare, Technical
Topics
Pearson APIsBuild apps with content from Pearson
Developer.pearson.com
Travel Content
• Award-winning guides of top tourist cities• Geo-located attractions• High quality images• Detailed tourist information
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Food Content
• Over 3,000 Recipes from top-selling Pearson Books
• Includes Images and Nutrition analysis
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Dictionary - Longman
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Penguin Classics – Literature Content
• A collection of 48 of the best novels ever created written in the English Language
• Titles include Jane Eyre, Dracula, Great Expectations
• Keyword search across all titles
• Retrieve your favorite passages and chapters
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Maptouria.com – Mobile Travel Guide Demo
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Maptouria Demo
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Maptouria Demo
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developer.pearson.com
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Winning: $350 in Amazon gift cards for Best Use of a Pearson API to be divided up b/n winning team
Foursquare Hackathon: 1/5/2013
Pearson API Breakout Talk
• Saturday, 2pm – Room 2• Learn more detail about Pearson APIs
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Stay in Touch / Feedback
Applications created with Pearson APIs
Appendix
Pearson APIs: developer.pearson.com
DK Images
• 90,000 high-resolution images
• Wide range of images
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FT Press
• 300+ inspiring short publications and articles
• Topics cover business, marketing, and science
• Essential insights from the best business books and editorials from leading business thinkers
Nursing & Health Survival Guides
• Best-selling quick reference guides for students and professionals
• Developed by experts in topical areas of health and social care
• Topics include: Cancer Care, Diabetes, Dental Nursing, and more!
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Peachpit Visual QuickStart Guides
• Proven tutorial and reference format with over 15 years of success
• Concise, straightforward tutorials
• Step-by-step guides developed by teachers and experts in the field
• Hand-picked topics include: Wordpress, PHP, HTML5, CSS, Photoshop, and more!
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Our Newest API: Brilliant Series
• Educational titles to help readers build skills in business, finance, careers and other professional development areas.
• Concise, straightforward tutorials
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