On: Almost everyone is doing the API economy wrong

[thejosh]

It also depends on the context. Typing Web API everytime is stupid. We say Linux, not GNU/Linux or Chrome instead of Google Chrome.

[leohutson → thejosh]

What's the context here though?

I had to skim like 5 paragraphs to even know wtf the title meant.

[olalonde → leohutson]

In case you are asking genuinely, the "API economy" buzzword was coined a few years ago to describe business models based or largely reliant on web APIs.

[blowski → leohutson]

The context is that it's a TechCrunch article, and I imagine much of TechCrunch's audience are not programmers and don't understand the distinction.