Allegro Non Troppo - Using Tropo API in App Engine

I was looking for an SMS - Voice gateway for an application of mine and after thoughtfully looking into Clicatell - twilio etc. I opted for Voxeo's tropo.
Do not ask much for the reasons I am not ready for a war over which one is better or cheaper to use.
I just felt like that tropo's "develop free - pay as you go once in production" business model fits well with App Engine's model that is on the same line, same applies to application scaling which is analogous to App Engine's.

So I decided to give it a try and here are my preliminary assessment of the service:

Panoramio Photo API

I am using  Panoramio JSON Photo API since quite some time.
Well, during last weekend they have a major maintenance of their platform.
Unfortunately after this maintenance the API format has been changed without any notice, It took me half a night to realize what was happening and fix my mash-up application.
I have filled a report here ( http://www.panoramio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=239662#239662 )
Lessons learned : If  you are using any third party APIs - have a plan and be ready for surprises !.