If you’re a fan of Google Analytic’s data, but don’t like the actual interface, you’ll be pleased to learn that there’s a new API which will allow developers to provide their own flavor of analytics.

If you’re a code junky, here’s what you’re getting:

The new Google Analytics Data Export API is now publicly available to all Analytics users as a Labs API that provides an easy to use way to get read-only access to your Analytics data. All report data that is available to you through the web interface will also be available through this new Google Data API. In addition to the standard Google Data API protocol of making requests over HTTP and accessing your data in XML, we will also be providing both a Java and JavaScript client library to make it even easier to integrate with your Analytics information.

Yahoo posted its first quarter earnings report today. The company adjusted analyst expectations in January by announcing they expected to make as little as $1.1B in net revenue. While they exceeded that expectation, the company still saw a 80% drop in profit year over year and confirmed the layoffs rumored last week.

MarketWatch reports today that up to 700 positions will be cut in the next few weeks as Q1 net income fell to $117.6M (8 cents per share). By comparison, in Q108, Yahoo saw $536.8M in net income (37 cents per share). Yahoo hit analyst expectations with $1.2B in net revenue. Display advertising revenue declined 13% YOY, contributing to the downturn.