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January 9, 2008
Yahoo MP3 API
Yahoo MP3 API: This news cluster came up on Techmeme, and it took awhile to research... figured someone else may want the links too. From comments on the wiki, it seems like tested browsers include IE, Firefox 1.5/2 on Mac/Win, Opera on Mac/Win (except for Vista), and Safari under MacOS 10.4, with Linux browsers to come later. (Later: It seems the "How to Use" page has more direct browser support info, but I'm not sure where the JavaScript commands are listed.) Caveats talk about the need for static playlists (no dynamic feeds), and lack of cross-domain support (which I suppose is between the HTML and the MP3, although the call out to Yahoo for .JS is apparently okay.) I'm not sure of the range of .MP3 decoders supported... I got pulled into it through some of the "no plugins!" commentary, but it's a hard story to research. UI examples here, cautions here.
Update: Looks like my headline was wrong... it seems more like a predefined Yahoo-hosted widget which can present MP3s from your site, rather than an API.
Posted by JohnDowdell at January 9, 2008 9:47 AM