http://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/archive/tags/platform/default.aspxTags: platformen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/archive/2009/03/10/expose-your-business-as-services.aspxWed, 11 Mar 2009 00:20:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9469688BusinessValueBlog1http://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/comments/9469688.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9469688A while ago I posted about the value of exposing your business capabilities as services in order that others could use them, and in effect sell your products for you. Well Tesco.com have done it. Take a look at how to use them https://www.lansleytech.com/tescoapiweb...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/archive/2009/03/10/expose-your-business-as-services.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9469688" width="1" height="1">platformservicesS+Shttp://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/archive/2007/08/14/opening-up-your-platform-with-popfly.aspxTue, 14 Aug 2007 14:18:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4382881BusinessValueBlog2http://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/comments/4382881.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/businessvalue/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4382881<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I’ve recently been playing about with and exploring <A class="" href="http://www.popfly.ms/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.popfly.ms/">Popfly</A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Basically it’s about enabling easy creation of web pages and mash-ups by simply assembling pre-created ‘blocks’ of functionality from a library by dragging and dropping the components on a canvas.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>It strikes me that Popfly is another example of the benefits of opening up your platform in order that other people can include your functionality in their solutions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>So, if your business is to sell products, creating a block that allows others to display your catalog in their solution ultimately should sell you more products.&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Of course an extension&nbsp;to this is that a developer will come along with a great idea for adding value to your sites current capabilities and build it for you.&nbsp; As an aside I think that many of the <A class="" href="http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-gb" target=_blank mce_href="http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-gb">Vista Gadgets</A>&nbsp;that have been created demostrate this.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>While there are a lot of blocks of functionality currently available in the&nbsp;library, I don't see many that deliver a direct commercial value.&nbsp; Now there's an opportunity...</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Simon Thurman</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>&nbsp;</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4382881" width="1" height="1">platformPopfly