Top-5 posts API service

A couple of weeks ago we announced the availability of the outbrain API. This API allows publishers or feed aggregators to easily integrate full rating capabilities into their services.

This week we're adding a new service to our API, allowing partners to query our database and create top-X post lists from specific blogs. I've been messing with this API, and I have to admit it's very addicting...

Here are a few top-5 lists, as rated by the outbrain community, that you might find interesting.

Top-5 posts on Seth Godin's blog:

1. The brand formula - rated 5 out of 5
2. Triangulation - rated 4.6
3. Purple Cow Redux - rated 4.5
4. The Dabbawalla's secret - rated 4
5. The Tyranny of Opportunity Cost - rated 4

Top-5 posts on Joel Spolsky's blog:

1. A game of inches - rated 5 out of 5
2. Seven steps to remarkable customer service - rated 5
3. The Command and Control Management Method - rated 4.25
4. Smart and Gets Things Done - rated 4
5. More about elevators - rated 4

Top-5 posts on Guy Kawasaki's blog:

1. By the Numbers: How I built a Web 2.0, User-Generated Content, Citizen Journalism, Long-Tail, Social Media Site for $12,107.09 - rated 4.86 out of 5
2. "The Effort Effect" - rated 4.83
3. The Lesson of Tam's Art Gallery - rated 4.25
4. The Art of Schmoozing II - rated 4
5. DIY PR - rated 3.67

If you're interested in integrating the outbrain rating API into your service, shoot me an email to: galai [at] outbrain.com