{"id":59576,"date":"2017-05-18T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=59576"},"modified":"2017-05-15T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:18:07","slug":"dc-12000-skills-on-amazons-new-platform-alexa-what-will-this-new-platform-meandeliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/05\/18\/dc-12000-skills-on-amazons-new-platform-alexa-what-will-this-new-platform-meandeliver\/","title":{"rendered":"DC: 12,000+ skills on Amazon&#8217;s new platform &#8212; Alexa.  What will this new platform mean\/deliver?"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> There are <strong>now more than 12,000+ skills on Amazon&#8217;s new platform &#8212; Alexa.<\/strong>\u00a0 I continue to wonder&#8230;what will this new platform mean\/deliver to societies throughout the globe?<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.amazon.com\/alexa-skills-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Alexa Skills Kit page<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>What Is an Alexa Skill?<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexa is Amazon\u2019s voice service and the brain behind millions of devices including Amazon Echo. Alexa provides capabilities, or skills, that enable customers to create a more personalized experience. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>There are now more than 12,000 skills from companies like Starbucks, Uber, and Capital One as well as innovative designers and developers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>What Is the Alexa Skills Kit?<\/strong><br \/>\nWith the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), designers, developers, and brands can build engaging skills and reach millions of customers. ASK is a collection of self-service APIs, tools, documentation, and code samples that makes it fast and easy for you to add skills to Alexa. With ASK, you can leverage Amazon\u2019s knowledge and pioneering work in the field of voice design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can build and host most skills for free using Amazon Web Services (AWS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/alexa-skills\/b\/ref=skillsrw_surl?ie=UTF8&amp;node=13727921011\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59583\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AlexaSkills-May2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AlexaSkills-May2017.jpg 783w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AlexaSkills-May2017-150x98.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AlexaSkills-May2017-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: There are now more than 12,000+ skills on Amazon&#8217;s new platform &#8212; Alexa.\u00a0 I continue to wonder&#8230;what will this new platform mean\/deliver to societies throughout the globe? &nbsp; From this Alexa Skills Kit page: What Is an Alexa Skill? 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