Adding Third-Party Content
20 Apr
When you create web sites, you often need to integrate content from other sources. Suppose you wanted to load the current weather forecast into a page on your site. If your business isn’t weather, you’re probably not going to store a large database of weather-related information on your own web servers.
That’s OK, because plenty of other folks are willing to store that information for you. In fact, The Weather Channel allows you to add its forecasts to your site for free. After you register, weather.com provides you with a chunk of code to copy and paste into whichever page you want the forecast to display.
Here are tons of resources for adding this type of remote content to your site. Note, I haven’t used every product listed here, but have included this information to give you an idea just how much third-party content is available (tons!). I encourage you to do your own research as well so you can locate the most appropriate solution for your needs.
- Applicant Tracking:
- Bulletin Boards/Communities:
- Calendars:
- Daily Quotes/Jokes/Tips:
- Directions/Maps:
- Event Management:
- Live Chat:
- Reference and Search Tools:
- Shopping Carts:
- Stock Quotes:
- Surveys:
- Translation Tools:
- Weather:
