Mashup 2.0
A mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into an integrated experience. The etymology of this term possibly derives from its similar use in pop music.
A web mashup is a website or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service.Content used in mashups is typically sourced from a third party via a public interface or so called API. [Source: Wikipedia]
Developers are getting creative, taking APIs from multiple Websites and merging them to form new, innovative applications. Frozenbear.com merges Google maps and Singles to let you know where the single people are in your neighborhood. Parkingcarma.com helps you track down parking spaces in the Bay Area. ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind says mashups are the fastest growing ecosystem on the Web and that by 2007, there will be 10 new mashups per day.
Many people are experimenting with mashups using Microsoft, Google, eBay, Amazon, Flickr, and Yahoo APIs, which has led to the creation of Mashup Editors.
Mashup Creation:-
- Come up with an idea
- Choose your tools
- Choose your data sources
- Popular APIs
- Host your Mashup
Mashup Generators
Google Mashup Editor (limited access)
Yahoo! Pipes
Microsoft Popfly
Popular APIs
Amazon Web Services
del.icio.us
Flickr
YouTube
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