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Re:The Dropbox API by bryanh on Friday October 21, 2011 @05:38PM (#3141827)
Thanks for the feedback. It was very slapdash but we hope to replace it with something more... robust soon.
Re:The Dropbox API by chaosprophet on Friday October 21, 2011 @05:44PM (#3141843)
Also, it would be nice to have a better description of what Snapier does exactly. 'A simple way to automatically sync data between Skype and Facebook'? What kind of data would I want to sync between those two services? I read your blog and if I understand correctly, Snapier would be something that get's my credentials for a bunch of API's and then interconnects them, so that I don't have to roll out a script to do it. If my understanding is correct, then this is not very well reflected in your landing page.
Re:The Dropbox API by bryanh on Friday October 21, 2011 @06:29PM (#3142006)
You do understand correctly, and we think this is a big challenge for us. We are trying to stay away from "technical" terms (save for the API nod in the name) but stay light on the marketing speak. I could go on and on about our plans here... but, to cut it short, you are absolutely right, it isn't reflected correctly on the landing page.
Re:The Dropbox API by ThaddeusQuay2 on Friday October 21, 2011 @09:38PM (#3142453)
So, Snapier is like IF THIS THEN THAT but without the IF?

http://ifttt.com

Re:The Dropbox API by bryanh on Sunday October 23, 2011 @02:05AM (#3145346)
Very similar, ifttt.com is definitely an inspiration (as is Yahoo! Pipes). However, we have a very different and more promising direction (we think!).