If this then that - a zapier type glue provider.
IFTTT was announced Dec. 14, 2010 and launched on Sept. 7. 2011.
Zapier was first pitched Sept. 30, 2011 and their public beta launched May 2012.
Do we really not having anything coming close to the usefulness of Yahoo Pipes yet? What would a modern alternative look like and how would it work? Someone has to thinking about this.
> Do we really not having anything coming close to the usefulness of Yahoo Pipes yet?
I don't know of anything. There's some new products I saw heavily promoted on LinkedIn, but at first glance they feel like IFTTT with a shiny coat of paint.
> What would a modern alternative look like and how would it work?
At this point I think ComfyUI or the node editor in Blender would be the best; they're oriented for different kinds of workflows, but UIs of both are excellent in their own ways, and the rest is a matter of implementing the right blocks.