Beyond Boundaries: Leveraging No-Code Solutions for Industry Innovation
Fcc open-developer-day
1. Open and Accessible
Open Developer Day with the FCC
November 8, 2010
Ted Drake
Yahoo! Accessibility Lab
tdrake@yahoo-inc.com
Friday, November 12, 2010
10. YQL
SELECT * FROM internet
• SQL like interface for accessing any data on
the internet
• Yahoo! handles caching and multiple
requests
• Easily extended with Open Tables
Friday, November 12, 2010
14. SELECT latitude, longitude,
name
FROM csv
WHERE url="http://foo.com/
Darfur.csv"
AND
columns="name,latitude,lat_dd,lo
ngitude,long_dd,status,structures
,year_attacked"
Friday, November 12, 2010
16. YUI CSS
Reset | Base | Fonts | Grids
• Cross-Browser
• Removes 75% of CSS work
• Small footprint
• Single URL for performance
Friday, November 12, 2010
17. YUI JavaScript
• YUI2 - Powers most ofYahoo!
• YUI3 - Better performance, modular,
simpler. Still under development
Friday, November 12, 2010
18. YUI Design Patterns
• How and Why for user interactions
• Wireframe designs for fast prototyping
• Based on extensive user testing
Friday, November 12, 2010
19. More Data
• ProgrammableWeb.com
• Yahoo Firehose: Social activity onYQL
select * from social.updates.search where
query="San Francisco Giants"
• Code.Google.Com
Friday, November 12, 2010
20. Mashup Ideas
• Create a widget for televisions to track
potential broadband performance
• Compare broadband distribution with
population statistics (wealth, education)
• Match licenses with campaign donations
• http://reboot.fcc.gov/license-view/
Friday, November 12, 2010