Mashups
NOTES
- A mashup mixes content from independent sources to create something new
- frappr – http://www.frappr.com/ – is an example , incorporates (mashes up) Yahoo, Amazon, Google Maps, Technorati, EVDB (an events planner)
- Mashup is do-it-yourself programming
- A user can read, write, and program with open data and an open set of services
- No approval is needed
- Google Gadgets makes it easy to add a variety of dynamic elements to any web page http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/
Technical issues raised by mashups:
- Sustainability
- Intellectual property issues
- Provenance
- Persistent APIs
QUESTION
On what types of resources might mashups be effective/useful?