Google Releases API for Calendar

Google has officially released an API for its latest online tool, the Google Calendar (or GCal, as some have started calling it).

There are many possible uses for the Calendar data API. For example, you can create a web front end for your group’s calendar that uses Google Calendar as a back end. Or you can generate a public calendar for Google Calendar to display, based on your organization’s event database. Or you can search relevant calendars to display a list of upcoming events on those calendars.

There should be some really interesting mashups coming out of this.

On a side note, I continue to see tips on syncing various devices with Google Calendar. Here are just a few:

• Sync Google Calendar With Your iPod
• Sync Google Calendar With Outlook
• Add Google Calendar To Google Desktop
• Add Google Calendar to your Google Homepage
• Subscribe to a Google Calendar with iCal
• How-to Send Google Calendar SMS Reminders To Verizon Customers
• Add Google Calendar Agenda To Gmail (Greasemonkey Script)