If you’re working with the Google APIs, one of the error messages you may come across as:
403: Access Not Configured
All this simply means is that you haven’t set the service to ‘on’ in the APIs console and accepted the terms and conditions. Once you’ve done that then you request will function as expected.
A couple of times recently I’ve needed to create new Google accounts. If you’ve recently needed to do this you probably noticed that Google’s default form now wants you to effectively create a ‘screen name’ which will come with GMail.
I’d imagine this is a ploy to push more users to Google+ and its a smart way to do it, however if you want to use your existing email address then you will need to use the old formatted signup page which you can find at https://accounts.google.com/newaccount?hl=en.
Over the past six years we’ve seen major developments around the world in online services and computing. Traditional web sites such as Google, Amazon and eBay have now transformed into multinational platforms offering more than just a site to use. All of the services I’ve just named still provide their main web site, but isn’t it about time we started referring to them as platforms rather than sites. In my opinion, it is.
You can do so much more than simply search with Google or buy with Amazon and eBay. I don’t see the naming and references changing any time soon, but this is a thought I’d like to see come to fruition. The traditional roots of each of these large platforms can never be forgotten but through their own research, development and improvements they’re providing excellent services for the rest of the world to use.
In the more recent history, Twitter and Facebook have provided platforms for people to develop with which in turn created a boom for both enterprises. Its nice to see Facebook referring to their infrastructure and service as a platform, rather than a site. Perhaps others can follow suit, but I doubt it.
I’ve just written a request for more information from Google as I’m astounded to find no accessible API for Latitude. I find that completely shocking on their part.
I’ve looked on the AppSpot site and here in the group and I’ve not seen a definitive answer as such to this question. Is there an accessible API to update my location on Latitude? I already have my location via GPS elsewhere and would very much like to bridge this over the Latitude and update my location there.
I see that at present, this is not possible through existing Latitude services, however I’m interested in knowing whether or not Google plans to introduce this in future and if so – a possible time frame for doing so. I have an application that I would like to use this functionality in.
Scott.
You can see the actual post and follow it here.
I’ve just written a request for more information from Google as I’m astounded to find no accessible API for Latitude. I find that completely shocking on their part.
I’ve looked on the AppSpot site and here in the group and I’ve not seen a definitive answer as such to this question. Is there an accessible API to update my location on Latitude? I already have my location via GPS elsewhere and would very much like to bridge this over the Latitude and update my location there.
I see that at present, this is not possible through existing Latitude services, however I’m interested in knowing whether or not Google plans to introduce this in future and if so – a possible time frame for doing so. I have an application that I would like to use this functionality in.
Scott.
You can see the actual post and follow it here.
I’ve just written a request for more information from Google as I’m astounded to find no accessible API for Latitude. I find that completely shocking on their part.
I’ve looked on the AppSpot site and here in the group and I’ve not seen a definitive answer as such to this question. Is there an accessible API to update my location on Latitude? I already have my location via GPS elsewhere and would very much like to bridge this over the Latitude and update my location there.
I see that at present, this is not possible through existing Latitude services, however I’m interested in knowing whether or not Google plans to introduce this in future and if so – a possible time frame for doing so. I have an application that I would like to use this functionality in.
Scott.
You can see the actual post and follow it here.