Pearson APIs Presentation #atthack 2-8-13

Pearson APIs AT&T Aspire Hackathon LA, February 2013

Gregg Alpert

@PearsonAPI -- @alpsgm

developer.pearson.com

Why Use Pearson APIs?

•  Build and enhance your mobile or web apps with great content (text, images, audio) related to education, food, travel, literature and more…

•  Easy to use RESTful APIs (JSON, XML, HTML)

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1.   Education 2.   Dictionary 3.   Novels from Penguin 4.   Travel 5.   Food 6.   Images 7.   and more…

Pearson APIs Build apps with content from Pearson

Developer.pearson.com

AT&T Aspire Education Hackathon

Dictionary - Longman

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Penguin Classics – Literature Content

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Travel Content

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Food Content

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QuickStart Guides •  Covering the following topics:

•  Technical Topics: Wordpress, PHP, HTML5, CSS, Photoshop

•  Nursing and Healthcare

•  Business, finance, careers and other professional development areas.

•  FT Press: Articles covering business, marketing, and science topics

•  Concise, straightforward tutorials

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Maptouria.com – Mobile Travel Guide Demo

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Maptouria Demo

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Winning: $300 in Amazon gift cards for Best Use of a Pearson API to be divided up b/n winning team

Applications created with Pearson APIs

Stay in Touch / Feedback

•  Facebook / PearsonAPI •  Twitter / PearsonAPI •  Github / PearsonAPI

○  Gregg Alpert, Developer Relations ○  Twitter: @alpsgm; @PearsonAPI ○  [email protected]

Appendix

Pearson APIs: developer.pearson.com

DK Images

•  90,000 high-resolution images

•  Wide range of images

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FT Press

•  300+ inspiring short publications and articles covering business, marketing, and science topics

•  Essential insights from the best business books and editorials from leading business thinkers

Our Newest API: Brilliant Series

•  Educational titles to help readers build skills in business, finance, careers and other professional development areas.

•  Concise, straightforward tutorials

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Nursing & Health Survival Guides

•  Best-selling quick reference guides in topical areas of health and social care

•  Topics include: Cancer Care, Diabetes, Dental Nursing, and more!

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