Brownbook gives developers access to local business listings
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2008
Brownbook.net has implemented OpenSearch on its business directory platform so developers can integrate a business search and business listings into their website.
Following its 'open' ethos, Brownbook is a free directory that anyone can edit and now with the implementation of OpenSearch, any internet application can share the Brownbook.net platform where there are currently over 27 million businesses listed and new businesses being added every day.
Brownbook.net uses a combination of OpenSearch and Microformats (OpenSearch technology is a collection of simple formats for the sharing and publishing of search results in a format suitable for syndication and aggregation).
OpenSearch technology enables a search to be performed against the Brownbook.net database and the results returned as an XML feed.
This means web site developers can add their own search to their website and receive a set of results in a feed that they can format to display any way they like, for example to match their website's look and feel.