Bungee Connect Web 2.0 Development

One of the most innovative and interesting startups from the Web 2.0 Expo is a comprehensive development environment called Bungee Connect from Bungee Labs. This on-demand web development tool allows for the building and deployment of a large number of APIs onto the Internet. The scope of this service is vast, but perhaps the most attractive aspect of the utility is that Web developers actually only pay for the service once their application is making money.

Essentially, Bungee Connect enables developers to make use of literally hundreds of APIs integrated from sites like Amazon, Ebay, Microsoft, PayPal, Google, RealNetworks, Yahoo! and others. Using Bungee, developers can integrate these APIs and instantly deploy them onto the Bungee Connect grid. This service should be a real shot in the arm for smaller businesses. With shorter and cheaper development cycles what might be an otherwise marginal business development plan could be implemented using a tool like this. This is really a fantastic innovation and developmental building tool for Web 2.0 entrepreneurs.

Bungee Connect is completely Web based and there is no download of any kind for the user to install. Users can use either IE, Firefox or Safari to access the development service. The real appeal of Bungee is that the service allows the developer to essentially connect and utilize any system that has an API. The core affiliations mentioned above are just the tip of the potential iceberg for services like Bungee. Other collaborations will produce a rather geometric collaboration effect in the use of open source programming and in the overall development of Web 2.0.

Perhaps the greatest innovation in services like Bungee rests in their potential ability to drive a more interconnected Web. Economically, large and small entities will benefit in the long run from a more flexible Web development system than that in place now. Bungee Connect is a very professional and well thought out application of technology and innovation. I look forward to testing the Beta for you guys soon. An inside viewpoint and some better looks are available at ReadWriteWeb for now, as Richard MacManus evidently has the inside track on this one.

Below is a screen shot I took of the Bungee Concepts I instructional video.