The example that was given in class was explaining how we can search for homes or businesses and see them on a map instead of just getting an address. Mapping mashups are just one popular type used today. Video's are used to mash up lyrics with a related song from youtube at a site called songlyricsbook and photo's from Flickr are mashed up with twitter updates. Newspapers and news stations use RSS which allow users to choose which topics they want to read from which source instead of going to each individual site.
Mashups seem to be taking the internet by storm and I'm sure as time goes by there will be more an more websites created for the sole purpose of mashing. In fact, there is one popular site called programmable web that is strictly a mashup directory for mashup websites. The website breaks them down into categories and even offers a how - to section if mashups are something that interest you. You can also find more information on the technology behind mashups at IBM.
I was not sure what mashup meant before class aether, but the name is kind of explanatory. You are right, most user interactive websites and actually some of the fastest use mashup technologies. I am still not very sure though since I do not know what exactly JAVAX dials with, but my guessing is that it is simmilar to JSP, where a piece of code would pull information from different servers.
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ReplyDeleteDo you have a link to a mashup that incorporates the youtube video with song lyrics? I thought it would be interesting to see this mashup in action.
Thanks
I wanted to do some more research on Mashups and post about it here also, but you beat me to it! I am surprised how none of us had heard of the term before. It is becomming so standard that pretty soon, if a Website doesn't have some mashing going on, it will be considered low caliber. You mentioned some great examples of mashing.
ReplyDeleteJoshua, I think Michelle was referring to users submitted videos on Youtube similar to one like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2gvkTcGoSs
Correct me if I'm wrong, Michelle.
Matt, Took a look a look a the video and have seen this style before but never really thought about it being AJAX. Just thought it was some sort of video editing software being used, thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteActually these are the actual artist video's and there are lyrics to the side. I actually edited my blog to add a picture of it and the link but it is also here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.songlyricsbook.com/
I checked out a few of them and I thought it was kind of cool.
I am glad you blogged about mashups Michelle. As we discussed google maps in class, I realized that was the only type of mashup that quickly came to mind. Perhaps these are just the easiest and most common mashups. I like your youtube example and am interested to see what type of creative mashups people can design in this class! I hope people can break away from the google map idea!
ReplyDeleteI had never even heard the term mashups until our professor mentioned it in class last week. I believe that mashups are successful because of the fact that the user has interative participation. I have looked at some Google map mashups and must say that they are very impressive. Being able to have a strong visual with supporting data, perhaps crime statistics and locations, would be a very powerful tool. This kind of information could provide potential homeowners with valuable knowledge when making a decision to relocate their residency. I'm not sure at this point how much data can be entered with this kind of mashup but it seems like it would be quite a bit. Looking forward to learning a new skill!
ReplyDeleteYour post has been very helpful. This is a nice description of mashups. It does seem surprising that as IS majors we wouldn't have heard of this in one of our other courses.
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