How to integrate the SELECT rating service with other Web services?
The SELECT service can be integrated with WWW pages or other Internet or Web based services in order to:
- display current rating information about a Web page
- display current rating information on multiple pages in a list
- let the user rate these pages easily
- recommend pages to users based on SELECT filtering information
- make any other use of rating information retrieved from the SELECT server
Some examples for services that already integrated SELECT:
In the following possible ways of integration are listed.
Simple Web integration
The actual rating information can be inserted as an image into the Web
page. Links can be given to open a pop-up window for rating the Web page. The
page you are reading now is an example for this kind of integration (see the
stars at the bottom, and click on them!). Users may choose from different kinds
of rating images (stars, dice, etc.).
A detailed guide on this integration method is available here.
Integration using JavaScript
It is possible to retrieve rating information from the server using JavaScript.
This means that rating information can be printed out with JavaScript in any
specialized format or design.
JavaScript demo page
Integration using PHP
It is simple to use SELECT in PHP generated pages. One can retrieve rating
information or recommendations from the SELECT server and format them using PHP.
For more information on PHP integration send us an e-mail.
Integration using XML data transfer
The SELECT server can accept HTTP requests containing commands formulated as
XML, and sends back the results also as XML. This so-called XML protocol makes
the most of SELECT server functionality available to remote applications. For
example, desktop clients may be written that communicate with the SELECT server.
For more information on XML-based integration send us an e-mail.
Access to rating info via proxies
The SELECT proxy client is another way to access SELECT. When installed on your
computer, the proxy client will work together with your Web browser to follow
your browsing on the Internet and provides access to the SELECT service. It can
also be used as a proxy for a group of computers, which provides an easy way to
introduce SELECT in a company. You can ask for more information on the proxy here.
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