Mashdown? Unmashing the mashup

If your mashup suddenly turns a little lumpy, it might just be because Google has quietly deprecated their SOAP-based search API. While the service is still running, they are not promising anything and there's no mention of just when it'll be coming to a full stop.

They did post a notice, mind you, hidden though it was in plain sight.

Prosser: But the plans were on display.
Arthur Dent: On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar.
Prosser: That's the display department.
Arthur Dent: With a torch.
Prosser: The lights had probably gone.
Arthur Dent: So had the stairs.
Prosser: But you did see the notice, didn't you?
Arthur Dent: Oh, yes. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign outside the door saying "Beware of the Leopard." Ever thought of going into advertising?
—The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy