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TypePad Releases API, Recycles Pownce

2009-10-02T03:48:15Z

In 2003, blogging software powerhouse Six Apart launched TypePad, a Movable Type-based hosted-blog service aimed at less tech-savvy users.

Today, the company has announced TypePad Developer Program, a resource that will give developers access to the TypePad API and back end while running their sites on their own web servers. Six Apart is simultaneously launching TypePad Motion, a microblogging service built from the Pownce code base. Six Apart acquired Pownce from founders Kevin Rose (also founder of Digg), Leah Culver, and Daniel Burka in December 2008.

]]> The developer program will give developers access to a beta version of the TypePad API as well as documentation and the TypePad Motion open-source application, which can easily be adapted for other apps. The program also includes a forum, a mailing list, and a group for feedback and support.

As the inaugural open-source app built for the TypePad platform, Motion is written in Python using the Django framework and is intended to help site owners build their communities quickly and simply. You can see the app in action on actor Zachary Quinto's site.

The functions and form are reminiscent of Yahoo! Meme or Tumblr, and content can be cross-posted to Facebook and Twitter. Site owners will have to contact Six Apart directly to integrate Motion into their sites.

In a post on the Six Apart blog, CEO Chris Alden wrote, "Our platform enables developers to use structured objects, like blogs, posts, comments, people, activities, groups, and tags, to quickly and inexpensively build next generation social applications on a reliable, secure, and scalable platform.

"We hope to dramatically lower barriers for those trying to get started on a shoestring to build the next Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube."

Comment from Gyat Xinen on 2011-04-25

2011-04-25T12:09:37Z

I'm having problem when updating my post that already published. I keep seeing error message when saving it. Any workaround here or can anyone point me a direction to TypePad support if there's any?

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2011-01-06T21:07:40Z

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2010-12-31T15:38:02Z

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Comment from male ok on 2010-03-30

2010-03-30T08:27:22Z

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Comment from Resveratrol on 2009-10-12

2009-10-12T11:20:37Z

Congrats TypePad! Now we'll all benefit from the platform's reliability to add value to our communities and blogs

Comment from Eduardo Vilar on 2009-10-02

2009-10-02T08:06:04Z

Congratulations TypePad! Now we'll all benefit from the platform's reliability to add value to our communities and blogs... A huge step forward! Can't wait to see what the dev community has to offer ;-)