Mapquest OpenAPI weblog and etech updates

In support of the recently announced "open" API, mapquest has added a blog called the OpenAPI blog. The most recent posts are concerning the official unveiling of the API which took place at this week's Etech event in San Diego. From the blog... "More than 50 ETech attendees were treated to the first public demonstration of MapQuest’s OpenAPI" - See http://www.openapi.info/ A reminder, information about the mapquest open APi developer's challenge can be found at http://www.mapquest.com/features/main.adp?page=developer_tools_oapi_devchallenge - Those interested in seeing a sample mashup developed with the tools can check out this app at http://www.mapzierge.com/ Mapzierge enables users to search an area and browse local events or locations of interest.