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Revision as of 22:41, 22 November 2005 by 63.167.231.6 (talk) (→Examples of mashups)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A mashup is a website or web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience.
Content used in mashups is typically sourced from a third party via a public interface or API. Other methods of sourcing content for mashups include Web feeds (e.g. RSS or Atom) and JavaScript includes.
The etymology of this term almost certainly derives from its similar use in pop music.
Many people are experimenting with mashups using eBay, Amazon, Google, and Yahoos APIs.
Quotes
"Nowadays, there's a lot of talk about Web 2.0, web mashups, AJAX, etc., which in my mind are all facets of the same phenomenon: that information and presentation are being separated in ways that allow for novel forms of reuse." Sho Kuwamoto
"The mash-up part of this equation, is the offspring of an environment where application developers see it in their own selfish interest to facilitate the creation of integrated, yet highly derivative application hybrids by third parties, something they do by providing rich public APIs to their user base." Mark Sigal
External links
Articles about mashups
- Mix, Match, and Mutate Businessweek article
Sites about mashups
- Mashable Pete Cashmore's Mashup blog
- ProgrammableWeb John Musser's list of mashups, APIs, and a blog
- The Tech Beat: Mash-ups Blog entries on mashups from Business Week
- The Web API Tracker Ivan Pope's API blog
- WSFinder List of APIs and blog
Examples of mashups
- Internet Bargain Center eBay + Google college, zip code, and airport mashup
- MashMap Movie and Showtime Map
- Aytozon Comparison shopping engine
- WeatherBonk Weather observations, cams, and more on a Google Map
- SkiBonk Ski resort conditions, cams, and snow forecasts on a Google Map
- Daily Mashup Mashup of popular links, news, and photos
- Flickr Contacts Map View your Flickr contacts on a Yahoo! map
- Frappr:Jones Soda Frappr's Google Maps Mashup with Jones Soda
- GymPost Fitness Facility Locator
- HousingMaps.com Classified listings on a map
- Panoramio photo-sharing community over Google Maps
- Supreme Court Zeitgeist Current news and opinions about the U.S. Supreme Court
- Upcoming Events Upcoming.org events on a Yahoo! Flash map
- Xbox Radar Helping people find Xbox 360 products and information
- CommunityWalk Create your own Google Maps. Actually it's not a mashup, but neither are about half of these (frappr, panoramio, or anything else that isn't mashing up two things, but is simply deploying the Google Maps creatively)
Software for building mashups
- Open Source GIS Master index of Open Source GIS applications.
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