Sample MiaCMS MOStlyREST Client (SMRC)

This is a quick and dirty example (requires PHP5+) of how one might use the new MOStlyREST RESTful API to create unique and exciting external services and applications for the MiaCMS (and Mambo/Joomla) CMSs. This client simply calls the MiaCMS (or Mambo/Joomla) website defined in the configuration file and retrieves the top 5 ranked articles. It then passes the content of these articles along to the Yahoo! Term Extractor web service which in turn sends back what it feels are the key terms within the article. Once we have the key terms they are sent to the Flickr web service where a tag search is done for photos tagged with our key words. We display these related photos and key words below the original content and use a thickbox effect to show larger versions of the thumbnails (Note: Like we said quick and dirty.. meaning we are not verifying all the image paths so some may not work, but most should.). More information on Brilaps and/or MOStlyREST can be found here.

Dowload your own copy of SMRC to play and/or learn from here.

Article: History Feature Added to Search

Today, I added a "search history box" in the search. So, the users can go back to their previous searches. This feature uses session cookies, therefore, the history will be stored for a bit while even if the browser is closed. Neat ain't it.

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Article: Brilaps takes over StarvingEngineers.com

During a recent project consolidation effort, OCS Software Solutions turned the StarvingEngineers.com website over to Brilaps, LLC.

With this move, we plan to bring more value to the websites we are running.

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Article: Welcome to StarvingEngineers.com

We are constantly working on our site in terms of providing valuable content to our visitors. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to shoot us a message.

What do we currently have in the StarvingEngineers.com?

A job listing section for employers and prospective employees. Currently, we have an extremely low price for job postings; $5.00 for 30 days. Beat that !!! Even craigslist.org charges $25 for job posts.
Repository of links to other job sites.
Repository of news and job posting feeds from other job sites.
Job Search tool that's able to crawl millions of job postings in SimplyHired.com's database.

Why would you post your jobs at StarvingEngineers.com ?

We have an incredibly low one-flat-price model for your job postings.
Any job you post with us will be visible in sites like LinkedIn, MySpace . You're not only getting visibility on those ginormously active websites, but also on the other websites that use SimplyHired.com's Job-a-matic solution.
Why not give it try and post your new job opening with us. *^{You will notice that the look-n-feel of the "Post Job" page is different. This is for your own protection and payment security, please don't be alarmed.}

Why would you come to StarvingEngineers.com to search for your next job?

You heard but the very cool Ajax based Job Search feature and want to test drive it.
You might have clicked on one of the cool job postings at LinkedIn or MySpace, or some other website.
- And thought, "umm, sounds interesting. Starving Engineers dot com !!!. I'll go take a look". Now that you are here, feel free to look around, view the "Job Listings", watch videos, click stuff etc...
Unfortunately, we are not offering a resume-post feature on our site for the starving engineers" (we don't mean it :) ).
- You really don't need another website where you post your resume, and start all over. You already have the "itchy-resume-attach fingers" ready to attach/upload your resume in less than five seconds. ;)

If you have any questions, comments, concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. (webmaster@starvingengineers.com)

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Article: Are you looking for a job?

Browse our job categories or try our new search feature

See more cetagories and listings on SimplyHired.com

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Article: Adding The Job Search Feature

This weekend, with the support of grande amounts of coffee, StarvingEngineers.com gained a pretty cool Job Search feature.

What was involved with this job search implementation?

SimplyHired.com 's Job's XML API.
Mootools' object oriented javascript framework as the AJAX backbone and neat client-side tricks.
XML to XSLT tranformations on the server with libxslt and php dom.