Let’s start from the beginning: what is a two sided marketplace? Answer from Wikipedia: A two-sided market, also called a two-sided network, is an intermediary economic platform having two distinct user groups that provide each other with network benefits. In other words it is a marketplace (online or offline) where different kinds of people meet and exchange valuable tangible or…
The API Economy: Resources for Programming the Web
The API economy is an effective way to leverage the possibility of programming the Web. The definition of this practice is relatively simple: API Economy (sometimes known as API-driven economy) simply refers to the exchange of value between consumers and providers through APIs. An application programming interface (or API) is a computing interface which defines…