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ismaelc··on Travel planning software: The most common bad startup idea (2012)
Business travel might be an exception. Especially for companies who have to manage travel for their employees, and business travelers who want utility features that increase their productivity. Some ideas:

- Incentivize employees who share rides from/to hotel/airport traveling on same dates/destinations

- Show dates for destination that maximizes networking opportunities (in between conferences)

- Show locations with wifi in-between meetings

- Locations with ambiance ideal for business discussions

- Expense capture to identify opportunities for deals (employees love Starbucks during business trips, sign up for corporate deals)

For those solving these sorts of problems, you might wanna to check this out - https://developer.concur.com/devcon/PerfectTripFundAwards

ismaelc··on TripIt insecurely broadcasts sensitive travel details in calendar feeds
Hi guys, Chris here, Developer Evangelist at Concur. I just got word from the TripIt team that they are aware of the issue and working to get it fixed. Feel free to email me at chris.ismael@concur.com if you have questions. Thanks!
ismaelc··on Show HN: Run CasperJS scripts in the cloud with simple RESTful API
I tried this but the response says the API is not yet ready?
ismaelc··on WinJS: the Windows Library for JavaScript
Just when I'm excited to jump in to start coding on WinJS, HN comes to the rescue...
ismaelc··on Show HN: API Happiness is not a 'nice-to-have'
Does this mean I can program throttling? That sounds cool if it does that.
ismaelc··on Show HN: API Happiness is not a 'nice-to-have'
Looks like Runscope
ismaelc··on Hackathon Playbook Part 2: How to Organize an Event
You can rephrase "Don't let sponsors take over" to "Minimal participation from sponsors"
ismaelc··on Show HN: Abacus – Killing The Expense Report
Interesting! Is this similar to Concur?
ismaelc··on Public speaking is tough
If you have something exciting to talk about, public speaking is not such a chore (a joy in fact). The challenge is having content that's easy to make exciting.

If that's not possible for you, then try to get excited of the fact that you're out there to excite the hell out of something mundane. Surprise your audience.

Being in that state of mind alone should knock out the jitters.

ismaelc··on Some Thoughts on Productivity
One trick that helps me be productive is to expect that I won't finish an entire task in one sitting. I used to have this problem of procrastinating because I want to finish a task in one go. Now it's easier to break up work into chunks and work on them separately, knowing that eventually they'll all be finished (not working up myself too much in expecting I can finish them all).

I also found this book "Your Brain at Work" really helpful, especially in the chapter about what gets us motivated (a bit of anxiety coupled with novelty helps).

ismaelc··on Rijksmuseum API
Hey, I documented this in Mashape, but can't seem to get a key to test it (the Facebook login popup disappears for some reason) - https://www.mashape.com/community/rijksmuseum

Does anyone have a key I can use to test this?

ismaelc··on 10,000+ Public APIs
Awesome!
ismaelc··on HTTP Status Cats API
Added to Mashape! https://www.mashape.com/community/http-status-cats

(Disclosure: I work for Mashape)

ismaelc··on Show HN:I raise you Love As A Service, the RESTful API
Added to Mashape! https://www.mashape.com/community/love-as-a-service

(Disclosure: I work for Mashape) Let me know if you want me to transfer it to your account - chris@mashape.com

ismaelc··on Show HN: API to easily gift Apple Store content via SMS
Added this to Mashape (left the OAuth part as manual entry). Would you like me to transfer it to you so you can make changes to it in the future? https://www.mashape.com/community/given-to

(Disclosure: I work for Mashape)

ismaelc··on The API wars are coming
You can check out this presentation on business models for APIs http://www.slideshare.net/mashapeinc/the-art-of-selling-api-... (Disclosure: I work for Mashape)
ismaelc··on Two Harvard University Alumni Win Salesforce $1M Hackathon Prize
This should not come as a surprise anymore. Developers need to be more responsible in picking their hackathons - https://medium.com/hackers-and-hacking/593688fa7c09
ismaelc··on Show HN: API to easily gift Apple Store content via SMS
Is this OAuth? URL parameter keys? etc
ismaelc··on Show HN: API to easily gift Apple Store content via SMS
I was checking this out, but I think the API doc is very light on the authentication part. Can you share specifics about the OAuth part?
ismaelc··on Show HN: Browser Logos API
Hey I've added this to Mashape https://www.mashape.com/community/browser-logos (Disclosure: I work for Mashape). Let me know if you want me to transfer it to your account (chris@mashape.com)
ismaelc··on Show HN: Language detection as a service
Where's the login page? I need to get my token
ismaelc··on Show HN: An e-commerce API for developers
Hey I documented your API here https://www.mashape.com/community/airbrite-io#!documentation

However I keep getting an 'unauthorized' error despite using the keys on my dashboard. Can you help?

(Disclosure: I work for Mashape)

ismaelc··on Ask HN: Good site to test / try out many APIs interactively?
Thanks John. Let me know if you have questions on http://mashape.com/ (I work in Mashape)
ismaelc··on Random Quotes from Breaking Bad, GoT, LoTR as an API (written in Golang)
Sharing this with the world haha - https://www.mashape.com/community/random-movie-quotes (Disclosure: I work for Mashape)

Let me know if you want me to transfer it to your account (chris@mashape.com)

ismaelc··on API for Bike Sharing Networks around the world
Added the API to Mashape! https://www.mashape.com/community/citybikes (Disclosure: I work for Mashape)
ismaelc··on How much money are you earning from your software products?
Have you guys considered turning this into an API? I know of a successful wallpaper API that's making decent profit
ismaelc··on Ask HN: What are the best Marketing APIs today?
(Disclaimer: I work for Mashape). I found 2 marketing- related APIs when I searched for "marketing" in Mashape

- https://www.mashape.com/crosspollinate/crosspollinate-conten...

- https://www.mashape.com/amartin/ubersuggest

ismaelc··on Show HN: Netflix Showdown – because I can't decide what to watch
Can you add a way to cancel the final showdown timer? Like Escape to clear the window?
ismaelc··on South American startup Moneero creates bitcoin payment API for Twitter, SMS
I didn't see an API documentation on their site. Or I missed it?
ismaelc··on Get information about any country via a RESTful API
(Disclaimer: I work for Mashape). I added this API to Mashape https://www.mashape.com/community/rest-countries-1#!document...
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