Web 2.0 or “mashup” platforms
It’s an ugly term but it seems here to stay. I mean the unaesthetically named “mashup”. I can’t deny that it’s descriptive since it refers to taking disparate sources on the Internet and putting them together on one site- for example, maps from one source and weather for the places on the maps from another source. Unappealing as the name may be, the process is a very promising one. A number of companies, including Microsoft, are developing software to help make it easier to create Websites that bring together services. ZDNet has a discussion of “mashup” platforms. it begins:
While application developers tend to roll their eyes at the concept of end-user mashups, they remain one of the more promising new trends in software development this year. And while it’s certainly true it’s early days yet for mashups, the tools that enable them remaining rather limited, seems to be changing as I regularly come across compelling new mashup platforms as well as upgrades to existing ones that show what will be possible soon.
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