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November 4, 2005
Shedding light on the Yahoo! Maps APIs Terms of Use
Yahoo! Maps Developers,
I wanted to take a brief moment to clarify our terms of use for Yahoo! Maps, as many folks have contacted us asking whether they could use the APIs on their site.
Our position has always been to allow usage of the Yahoo! Maps APIs free of charge for non-commercial use, as well as commercial use granted on a case-by-case basis. This is defined in our FAQ which also has instructions for how to contact us should you want to seek permission for commercial use.
In general, if you are displaying mashups featuring Yahoo! Maps on your site or application and you make your stuff available for free to users, you’re welcome to use the Yahoo! Maps APIs. This is true even if your site is supported by ads -- even ads from other vendors.
But while I've got you thinking about monetizing your site, allow me to make a shameless plug for something else we’re doing at Yahoo! -- take a look at the Yahoo Publisher Network BETA. Revenue, relevant ads, no hassle. Easy. Sign up today for your YPN beta invite.
Vince Maniago, Product Manager, Yahoo! Local
Posted at November 4, 2005 1:09 PM | Permalink
Comments
There's a typo on the Geocoding API page : the Request URL ends in "geocoding", which gives a "Service not found" response. The correct service "geocode" is printed in the Sample Request Url on the same page.
Posted by: Paul Smith at November 15, 2005 12:05 PM
Hi guys,
When will Yahoo offer its WS for commercial use like Alexa for example (and Amazon, eBay [now free?], ...)
Any idea?
Wishing you all the best always.
Sally H.
Posted by: Sally at November 21, 2005 6:24 AM
Hi,
I applied to YPN twice now. But did not get any resposnse over the last two months. Is it because of my site? I can provide 3 million impression a month. If you can look at the matter it would be helpful. Atleast say I am rejected. That way I won't be left hanging.
Alex
Posted by: Alex Gomes at November 26, 2005 12:12 AM
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