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Yahoo! Maps Mashups

Written by Charles Freedman, a senior Flash developer at Yahoo!, this book provides you with all the information you’ll need to know about APIs in order to build amazing map mashups. You’ll find in-depth coverage of Yahoo! mapping tools and technologies and a variety of techniques for working with the APIs. Yahoo! Maps Mashups explores each API flavor, guiding you through the simple yet comprehensive sets of API calls so that you will gain a strong understanding of the capabilities of each map technology through its respective API.

Biography

Charles Freedman is a Senior Flash Developer for Yahoo! with a communications degree in film and television from Boston University. His development approach combines an education in multimedia with expertise and passion for building engaging and intuitive applications and content.
In recent years, Charles has produced some of the most highly visible Flash platform work, leading development for Yahoo! Maps and deploying modules for the home pages of eBay, eBay China and Fidelity. Born in Boston, Charles relocated with his wife Jamie to sunny Santa Clara, California, to join Yahoo! in 2005. Still a season ticket holder, he plans many trips back East to see his beloved Red Sox win another World Series.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Your Map, Your World.

Chapter 2: Developing with Yahoo! Maps.

Chapter 3: The Ajax API.

Chapter 4: Get Started with the Ajax API.

Chapter 5: Ajax API Basics.

Chapter 6: Ajax API Advanced Features.

Chapter 7: The Ajax Mashup.

Chapter 8: The JS-Flash API.

Chapter 9: Get Started with the JS-Flash API.

Chapter 10: JS-Flash API Basics.

Chapter 11:. JS-Flash API Advanced Features.

Chapter 12: The JS-Flash Mashup.

Chapter 13: The AS-Flash API.

Chapter 14: Get Started with the AS-Flash API.

Chapter 15: AS-Flash API Basics.

Chapter 16: AS-Flash API Advanced Features.

Chapter 17: The AS-Flash Mashup.

Chapter 18: Yahoo! Maps and Flex 2.

Chapter 19: Get Started with Yahoo! Maps and Flex 2.

Chapter 20: Basic Methods: Flex 2 using the AS-Flash API.

Chapter 21: Advanced Features: Flex 2 using the AS-Flash API.

Chapter 22: The Flex 2 Mashup.

Appendix A: API Method Comparison Chart.

Appendix B: API Example and Mashup Index.

Index.

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