Author: Jeff Barr

By law, every blog must have at least one cute picture of a dog or a cat, and here’s ours! We’d like to introduce Rufus, the newest member of the Amazon Web Services Developer Relations Team. Rufus is a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Today he has been diligently studying and practicing REST. When he’s a bit older […]

The AMZ Dashboard is a  tool for monitoring sales, reviews, and prices for products on Amazon.com. The program uses Flash-powered graphs to visualize all sorts of interesting info. The site has three main views. First is Summary (click on the image to see a larger view): Then Pricing: And finally Reviews:   You can also […]

As previously noted here, I am trying to hire some additional web services evangelists for positions in the US and Japan. I get asked about the job duties and responsibilities on a regular basis, so I took some time to write about them on my personal blog. Take a look at A Few Words on […]

Mashups are applications which combine data from 2 or more distinct web services into a single application. All 7 of the AWS services are excellent raw materials for mashups, of course. The Web 2.0 Mashup Matrix is a great way to find interesting mashups. You could also use it to find new opportunities — a […]

The Amazon Web Services team will have a strong showing at the upcoming Mix06 conference in Las Vegas. The conference will be held March 20th to 22nd at the Venetian Resort and Casino. There’s a special discounted rate; more information is available here. First, we will be conducting a session on the use of the […]

My Big River uses AWS and Ajax technology to make it really easy to create links to specific Amazon products. Simply go to the site and start typing, and the best match will be displayed in a matter of seconds. The match is displayed along with the HTML needed to link to the product. You […]

IBM’s developerWorks recently published a series of articles on how to directly call SOAP services from the browser, as part of an Ajax-style application. Read Part 1 and Part 2 to learn more. (via WebServices.org). You may also enjoy their recent article on Mastering Ajax. — Jeff;

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