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Mashups
Mashups are really fun and they are taking the Internet by storm. The term “mashup” was first used in the music industry when DJs began playing two songs simultaneously to make something new. This could also be done on the web and it is created by taking data from two or more sources and combining them to something new.
Anyone can do it and its free! You can for example combine data from Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Flickr, Amazon or eBay with data that you find interesting. Have a look at these examples:
If you are looking for financial, legal or tax advice you can use the AdviserMap to search locally for an appropriate professional adviser www.advisermap.co.uk
www.ononemap.com is a property search engine map that lists more than two thirds of homes for sale in England, Scotland and Wales.
Do you want to know where your UPS package is? Then use this mashup that tracks UPS packages with Google Maps www.rrharmon.com/tracking
www.alternate-url-ads.com is a mashup service designed to increase AdSense revenues. Alternate URL Ads replaces non-paying PSAs with paying contextual geo-targeted ads.
Were they helpful?
Google, Yahoo and Amazon showed the way by launching APIs that let people take their data and reuse it. There are know 216 different APIs, which means that there are endless of possibilities to create a unique mashup. What kind of mashup combination would you like to see?
If you would like to create your own or find useful mashups then have a look at this website: www.programmableweb.com/howto
