My Twitter Digest for 06/22/2016

Knight News Challenge awards $1.6 million for ideas that help libraries serve 21st century information needs

Orlando, Fla.—June 23, 2016— The 14 winners of the Knight News Challenge on Libraries announced today by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation aim to help shape the future of libraries, meeting 21st century information needs as centers for digital learning, data sharing, community connection and discovery.

Source: Knight News Challenge awards $1.6 million for ideas that help libraries serve 21st century information needs

My Twitter Digest for 06/21/2016

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My Twitter Digest for 06/19/2016

Randall Degges – Why I Love Basic Auth

Let’s talk about Basic Auth:

  • It’s a well and clearly defined specification.
  • It’s been around since ~1996.
  • It’s super simple.

Here’s the short version of how it works.

  • You are a developer.
  • You have an API key pair: an API Key ID and an API Key Secret. Each of these is a randomly generated string (usually a uuid).
  • To authenticate against an API service, all you need to do is put your credentials into the HTTP Authorization header.

Source: Randall Degges – Why I Love Basic Auth