Guardian launches Open Platform service to make online content available free | Media | guardian.co.uk

I believe this is a giant step forward:

The Guardian today launched Open Platform, a service that will allow partners to reuse guardian.co.uk content and data for free and weave it “into the fabric of the internet“.

Open Platform launched with two separate content-sharing services, which will allow users to build their own applications in return for carrying Guardian advertising.

A content application programming interface (API) will smooth the way for web developers to build applications and services using Guardian content, while a Data Store will contain datasets curated by Guardian editors and open for others to use.

Guardian launches Open Platform service to make online content available free | Media | guardian.co.uk

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