Archive for category MSTagLib
UPDATE: MS Tag REST service issues
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib, Web Services on 03/08/2010
During the last 24 hours the service has been experiencing some issues when called. This has currently been resolved. If you’ve received an http 500 error code when calling the service please try again. The issue was introduced when I extended the service to record certain metrics. These metrics or stats can be seen on http://tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net/ at the end of the page.
If you experience any other problems please contact me at: mstaglib@suddenelfilio.net
MS Tag REST interface updated
Posted by suddenelfilio in MSTagLib, Web Services on 30/07/2010
Today I’ve updated the Microsoft Tag REST interface over at http://tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net/.
Since Microsoft released Tag I was a bit behind to update the interface to include the GetTagID functionality. This is now made up for and the service available for all to enjoy.
I also updated the documentation on how to use the REST interface to get a Tag’s id.
If you experience any problems please let me know using the address that you can find over at http://tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net/ or leave a comment on this page!
Suddenelfilio Products & Services
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, Blog, General, Hosting, MSTagLib, Web & Design, Web Services, wordpress on 21/06/2010
As of now Suddenelfilio.net is offering various products and services for those interested. Currently we offer 2 technology offers:
1. Microsoft Tag: suddenelfilio.net can help you with your Microsoft Tag needs.
2. WordPress Services: for a simple blog or wordpress as cms we can help you!
Have a look at the Products & Services page for more information.
MS Tag REST Certificate Issues
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib, Web & Design, Web Services on 28/04/2010
This week I received an email telling me that they got an error while using the MS Tag REST service:
System.ServiceModel.Security.SecurityNegotiationException: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel with authority ‘ws.tag.microsoft.com‘.
As you can see the authority is complaining about the Microsoft domain. The issue was the certificate used by Microsoft’s Tag API was outdated and thus the error was thrown when the REST service communicated with the Microsoft service.
Since the certificate has been renewed and is now valid till somewhere early 2011 this problem should be resolved.
Microsoft Tag gets an update to their API?
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib, Visual Studio .Net, Web Services on 12/03/2010
I’ve been reading through the MS Tag support forums over at getsatisfaction.com and noticed that it seems they’ve picked up on adding new features that have been asked as business cases as well as a possible update the TAG API to be released. Note that I have not got any comfimation on all of this but it does make me hopeful!
Microsoft Tag Rest API & Silverlight
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, Asp.net, MSTagLib, Silverlight, Visual Studio .Net, Web Services on 11/03/2010
Recently I was contacted by a developer that was working with my MS Tag REST service. He was was calling the REST API from within silverlight. I helped him out with some questions and in return I got a sample project that I can distribute as reference sample. The sample will allow you to create a vcard Tag from within a silverlight application and then display the generated tag.
Live demo : http://tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net/demo/silverlight/Default.aspx
Source Code: Download
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I would foremost like to thank Brian King for his effort in creating this sample for everyone that is interested in it. If you like it, please leave a comment to thank him!
Update: MS Tag REST relocation
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib on 08/02/2010
Today the service has been transferd to the new server. I’ve update the dns settings for the domain tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net so this should be a rather painless transfer if you are using the service. Please feel free to contact me if there are any problems.
http://tag.ws.suddenelfilio.net for more information.
Microsoft Tag on HTC HD2
Posted by suddenelfilio in Help, MSTagLib on 28/01/2010
It appears that there are some issues for using the Microsoft Tag Reader application on the HTC HD2 device. If you are one of those unfortunate users, maybe the following article at XDA developers will just make your day. A member has posted an updated version of the reader application that works with your device. So check it out at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=b2ace048b1cce4f5e1905c04a36dc79e&t=589333
Or download below:
MS Tag Reader HD2
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MS Tag REST relocation
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib on 28/01/2010
UPDATE: The service has been relocated.
I will soon be moving the MS Tag REST API to my new server. Currently this is hosted at Windows Azure, but I don’t want to risk an unwanted and unexpected bill being served because I overused the azure service. Since I currently don’t track the usage I decided to move it.
I will announce the move on codeplex, getsatisfaction.com and the tag site at ning.com During the migration I will try to keep this painless as possible and with the minimum amount of download. It will be a matter of DNS propagation.
So if you are using the MS Tag REST API please leave a comment and I will inform you personally when the transfer will happen.
What's up with Microsoft TAG?
Posted by suddenelfilio in .net, MSTagLib on 25/01/2010
A while ago I made some stuff to support the Microsoft TAG technology using technologies like java and php. For a while I’ve been monitoring their progress, but it seems that besides some fixes and enhances to the reader apps nothing is being done anymore to provide developers with a better API. When following the questions at the getsatisfaction site there is still some room for improvements.
I really hope that they still extend the API, but my feelings are that the project has halted except for some marketing efforts.
Things I would like to see are:
- Getting a list of your existing tags/categories and their status
- Getting reports on the usage statistics of a tag. (times resolved, mobile device types, platforms,…)
- Deleting tags and categories.
Although I prefer to keep all the Tag information in-house there are already solutions available that allow you to monitor a Tag campaign. Check out Microsoft Tag Perfect Metrics over Lunadevelopment.com
If you want more information about this topic check out the links below:
- Support site at Getsatisfaction.com: http://getsatisfaction.com/microsofttag
- Community site at ning.com: http://microsofttag.ning.com/
- Official Microsoft Tag site: http://www.microsoft.com/tag/
If you are a developer using the API I would love to hear which features you would like to see added.