<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[#24: eBay frees up its&nbsp;APIs]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re in the middle of a new war for getting developer&#8217;s attention. Any API that tries to limit developers, or charge for its use, is just going to have slower growth than ones that are freely available.</p>
<p> <a href="http://developer.ebay.com/programs/marketing/gregsosemail/">eBay got that today</a> and launched <a href="http://ebay.promotionexpert.com/devchallenge2006/splash.html">a developer challenge</a>. </p>
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