KGH S2 - Introduction to Kimono

BEFORE WE START

ACQUIRE LIQUIDITY BITCHINTRODUCTION TO KIMONO

THE TALK PLAN

#1. APIs & Kimono Overview.

#2. Let’s play with Kimono. :-)

#3. An interesting hack that uses an API.

#1APIS & KIMONO

OVERVIEW

FIRST, WHAT IS AN API?(API = APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE)

AN API EXAMPLEGRAPH.FACEBOOK.COM

WHAT IS KIMONO?TURN WEBSITES INTO STRUCTURED APIS

ABOUT KIMONO’S PRICINGIT’S CURRENTLY FREE :-)

HOW TO SET UP KIMONO?kimonolabs.com/learn/getstarted

#1. Create an account on kimonolabs.com

#2. Install the Chrome extension. (recommended)

#3. Or Drag the bookmarklet to your bookmark bar.

#4. Check the get started tutorial.

#2LET’S PLAY

WITH KIMONO

EXERCICE #1 - MEETUP.COMRETRIEVE LAST MEMBERS EASILY

EXERCICE #2 - STARTUP FOODBUILD AN API FROM THE YOUTUBE PAGE

HOW TO TRANSFORM THIS APIINTO A WEB APPLICATION?

USE THE TRANSFORM FUNCTION TO UPDATE THE API BEHAVIOR

EXERCICE #3 - AIRBNBBUILD AN API WITH THE LATEST ROOMS IN PARIS

HOW CAN I CREATE AN APIIF THE WEBSITE ASKS ME TO

LOGGED IN?

DON’T REINVENT THE WHEELUSE THE KIMONO SEARCH ENGINE

THE KIMONO MISSION

#1. Build an API in seconds without writing a single line of code. (and they host your API in the cloud)

#2. Build a web application without coding.

#3. Make it easier to communicate with the web from smartphones, cars, Google glasses, smart fridges and locks. (the internet of things)

FOR WEBMASTERS, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE CRAWLING

SERVER-LOAD ON YOUR WEBSITE.

(YOU CAN ALSO BLOCK THE KIMONO BOT)

kimonolabs.com/learn

IMPORT.IOINSTANTLY TURN WEB PAGES INTO DATA

#3HOW TO INCREASE BRAND

LOYALTY WITH AN API?

SHIRTBOT.CODROPSHIP A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR COMPANY LOGO

TO YOUR MOST LOYAL CUSTOMERS

BUT THERE IS A SERVICE EVEN BETTERINTRODUCING THEPRINTFUL.COM

QUESTIONS?