(originally for Satama Research Blog)
Few recent interesting launches:
“Pipes is an interactive feed aggregator and manipulator. Using Pipes, you can create feeds that are more powerful, useful and relevant.”
In short: Programming content visually.
“Google Apps and its APIs open up a wide variety of new opportunities to integrate and extend Google’s communication and collaboration services. Domain adminstrators can use the APIs to migrate from and integrate with existing IT infrastructure. Application developers can use the APIs to extend Google’s growing offering of services.”
In short: Programme on top of Google to serve own service needs.
To get a better grasp what on can do with basing programming on top of online tune into here.