Get me my  Data  ?  Subramanyan Murali Web Developer, hacker, Speaker  Look at various Data sources
Data and hacks
Putting something together in  24 hours  can be a real rush !
Internet is a data exchange medium
Need  innovative  ways to make the data into  information  that is  useful
Any resource on the internet is a  source  of data …
…  that means that there is a lot of data  
Loads and loads of data and data services   !
Data that is complex and in many formats   !
Navigating through all the  complexity  can be hard !#$%&
How to solve the data problem ?
http://pipes.yahoo.com  saves the day!
Graphical interface to  play  with data !
WYSIWYG = pipes
Predefined presentations ! RSS, JSON, Map, badge
Pipes is a visual tool, where is my  command line  ?? 
Put your hands up for YQL !
Common data access language across the web developer.yahoo.com/yql
SQL like syntax Standard and easy to use
select { what } from { service } where { condition } in ( { sub-query } )
Several services can be  chained  using in ()
YQL Console
Lots of Integrations and predefined tables anyone can be part of the interface
Fetching data from a resource has never been simpler   !
http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/ public/yql? q={query} &format={format}
Irrespective of the source, output can be  standardized …
…  thus giving you a solid & consistent data  foundation
Input can be XML, HTML, CSV, micro-formats, Atom feeds, JSON, RSS
Output can be  JSON  or  XML
Mix and match YQL and Pipes ?
Pipes provides you with  processing  capabilities
YQL is another  feed  source
Interlinking YQL and Pipes for  innovation  
Happy Hacking !! Photos @  http://flickr.com/photos/rmsguhan

Get me my data !