Big announcement on the API/Web Services front today with Alexa completely opening it’s search API and providing access to its search data. The Alexa Web Search Platform is sure to be a mashup programmers heaven allowing users to search and process billions of documents and even create their own search engines using Alexa’s search and publication tools. The service isn’t totally free, but the cost appears to be very reasonable. The first 10,000 requests per month are free then after that, requests cost 15 cents per thousand.

Here is a list of links to the current pulse of the blogosphere on this topic:

• Announcing the Alexa Web Search Platform Beta
• Alexa (Make that Amazon) Looks to Change the Game
• TechCrunch » Alexa Totally Gets It, Opens Up API
• Alexa turned into web service - Amazon back to its innovative best
• Amazon’s Alexa Commoditizes Search

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