Google Places API now available for all developers !

The Google Places API has been made available to all developers.

Where before, the Places API was available through Google invitation only (via the Google Places API Application Form) :

The Places API can now be activated in the Google API Console.

Let the coding begin !

Having fun at the Google OAuth Playground

Introduction

The Google OAuth playground is a great way to test the integration with Google services using the various Google APIs. The OAuth playground focusses on those APIs that use OAuth as an authentication mechanism. In this post, I'll be showing you how to interact with the Google Buzz API from the OAuth playground.