Author Archive
Python and Ruby Wrappers for Best Buy Remix
I the last couple of weeks we have seen some new and updated wrappers for the Best Buy Remix API.
Premix
Premix is a python Wrapper written by Developer Thomas Bohmbach. This is an updated version and is compatible with Google App Engine. Updates include: (Taken from Thomas’ Blog)
Changes in this version includes updated tests, the [...]
Best Buy Remix Documentation Update
Updates Docs
We have recently updated the docs section of the Best Buy Remix Portal.
Click here for documentation updates:
http://remix.bestbuy.com/documentation
New pages:
1.2 API technology: This section tells the uber geeks everything that goes into making the API tick
4.2 Using Search: This section is the explanation of our new beta search feature
4.3 Using Search Bias: This section is [...]
Best Buy Remix and Value Props
Creating Value with the API
We have seen a lot of chatter recently in the blogosphere about companies opening up their API’s in hopes to create value for themselves and for the developers working with the information. Laura Merling, has first hand experience working with API’s and explores value creation in this bog post titled [...]
Best Buy Remix – Portal Outage
Best Buy Remix Portal Outage This Weekend
Mashery is performing some upgrades to the portal software. As a result we may have partial outages to our site this weekend starting Saturday (7/11) at 8:00PM EDT to Sunday (7/12) 2:00AM EDT. An announcement will also be posted on our blog (http://remixblog.info) and if the downtime is any [...]
Affiliate marketing Tips & Resources
Best Buy Remix opened up it’s doors and officially took the beta tag off just a few months back while at South by Southwest 2009. Since then we have been collecting data from developers, expanding the API capabilities and listening to your requests. One of the needs that we have noticed among many of our [...]
Two new iPhone Apps Powered by Best Buy Remix
There have been two new consumer based iPhone apps created in the last few weeks. The applications are called iBlueShirt and Best Buy Weekly Deals.
These links will send you to the download links in the iTunes store:
iBlueShirt
Best Buy Weekly Deals
iBlueshirt
In it’s first release by Sternberg Consulting LLC, iBlueShirt is like carrying around a Best [...]
Best Buy Remix API Update – June 23rd 2009
The development team here at Best Buy Remix is working overtime getting out consistent updates to improve the API. recent updates include:
-Sales Rank Feature
-Wildcard Searches
-Nationally Featured Products
-Improved Search
-Biased Rankings
These are the biggies in the last few weeks and if you explore the articles listed you will find more small features as well as bug [...]
Best Buy Remix – API Updates
The Best Buy Remx API has once again been updated. The team has implemented new Search & Bias Features that are both currently in Beta. Please report any bugs or suggestions to the Best Buy Remix Forums. This is a list of updates for 6/17/2009.
New Feature: You can now use a NOT [...]
Great Chat with Michael Scherotter from Microsoft!
I recently had the pleasure to speak with platform evangelist Michael Scherotter from Microsoft. This gentleman has the most infectious passion of anyone I know. Michael and I discussed everything from Silverlight development, the Best Buy Remix API, to where he sees the future trends of the web going. The interview is approximately 20 minutes [...]
Best Buy Remix API Updates for June 2nd 2009
As of June 2nd 2009, Best Buy Remix has made some feature improvements as well as one bug fix to the API. These items are listed below.
Features:
National Featured Products – This features allows developers to access the products that are in our ad nationally. This has been requested by quite a few developers and we [...]
