[Part 3] The Springnote Platform
November 1st, 2007 15:57
This post is the last of the "What's so great about Springnote" series. We talked about the awesome Springnote editor as well as the collaboration features. Making Springnote even more "Web 2.0" is how Springnote can be used as a platform. We've explained before why openness is our ultimate goal at openmaru.
Springnote not only supports various formats for importing/exporting data in and out of Springnote, but also offers an Open API for extending features to Springnote.
First, all of the Springnote documents are XHTML-structured, adding meanings to different properties of documents, such as titles and tags. This obviously makes Springnote documents much more easily machine-processable, however that might suit your needs. What's notable about structuring documents is that it can be done at the editor level, even allowing you to convert regular documents into slideshows in a minute like this:
We believe that many of the Springnote documents will be good for blogging, so we've also added a feature that'll simply transport your Springnote documents to your blog! Among the supported blog tools are: Wordpress and Tattertools, the No.1 blogging tool in Korea.
But obviously, the true openness of Springnote can be witnessed through its support of Open API. Do you want to make Springnote truly yours? Create mashups? Don't hesitate to check out the Open API center. Here you'll not only learn more about the things you can do with the API, but also meet other mashups and the creators behind them. A 3-step process of "Request/Get Approved/Get Pass" will get you started.
I could go on to show how Springnote is being already well used among many; but until you jump in and taste it for yourself, you probably can't realize the value of Springnote. You know what that means. Here's the starting point :)
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