fun with Google Homepage API
While watching Michigan give away, and then almost win the Alamo bowl, I decided to experiment with the Google Homepage API. Creating a Google Map mashup is so passé, so I decided to create a FeedBurner stats module.
It supports adding feed stats for feeds with the Awareness API turned on and those that don't if you supply your username and password. Just list the feed URIs you care about, separated by commas - example: "burnthisRSS2, boingboing/ibag,feldthoughts"
How do you use this?
1. from your Google Personalized Homepage, hit "Add Content".
2. Expand "Create a Section" and enter into the box labeled "Search by topic or feed URL:" http://www.olechowski.org/steve/fb-homepage.xml
3. it "Go"
4. Click on "edit" on the module to add your username, password, and URIs you wish to track.
Hopefully, one of our great FB designers will help out and make this look prettier sometime in the future.
Comments
Steve, I saw some of the same game, including the end. Wow.
Your instructions worked well for adding to the Google Home Page, but when I edited to see my own FeedBurner info (yes, moved the personal blog feed over), I got a Java exception in the module window.
Let me know via email if you want more info.
John
Posted by: John Roberts | December 29, 2005 06:27 PM