So the blow by blow commentary went out of the window about the time of the Lightning strike on the building… But we are back up and the Internet is going well and the code is going well so its time to introduce something that’s being demoed here at Hackday. 
I have been having fun playing around with the new API the documentation which is using the same style and layout of Flickr is sketchy but still allows plenty of experimentation some of the basic methods include:
- community_getinfo
- community_find_bytag
- community_members_list
- member_getinfo
Authentication is like most API’s token based, and certain methods can only be evoked based on permissions these include…
- community.add
- member.messages.add
- member.messages.list
- member.messages.remove
- member.messages.reportspam
Obviously the various functions require some third party (i.e beyond your API code authentication) I’m sure some nefarious users will find a way round temporarily but the API is based on Flickr and I’m sure any holes will be plugged. 
Basic test console is provided allowing you to test methods and call backs, I will post my little test app in the next few hours, as I begin the graveyard shift.
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Interesting. I will keep in touch to see your findings
I didnt even know there was a mybloglog api. And I was just about to scrape part of the web site to avoid the annoying steps you have to go through to visit someone’s page. Brilliant, I’ll have a go with the api now. By the way, your blog is really good, you have very interesting articles, thank you!
aha api – not released yet to the public.. Got to wait..
Should have mentioned that you can’t get hold of it for a while its still in alpha or very buggy mode still its a great first step. Now that Mybloglog is part of Yahoo you can expect a much more flexible open framework http://developer.yahoo.com/ is a great place to start and while your waiting check out the Flickr API, the two are documented in a similar manner. when it goes live the url for mybloglog will be api.mybloglog.com (not live now)