What it Means to be a Mashup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 8, 2006 @07:36PM from the development-has-to-come-from-somewhere dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IBM DevWorks has provided us with an introductory article that helps define what it means to be a mashup. In addition to just defining what a mashup really is the author also delves into what they do for the community at large and where they may take us in the near future. From the article: 'Mashups are an exciting genre of interactive Web applications that draw upon content retrieved from external data sources to create entirely new and innovative services. They are a hallmark of the second generation of Web applications informally known as Web 2.0.'"

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Wow by YowzaTheYuzzum · 2006-08-08 20:00 · Score: 3, Funny

How did they manage to cram so many buzzwords into one summary?
Where I come from a Mashup ... by Viol8 · 2006-08-08 21:11 · Score: 4, Funny

... is a cannabis smoking session. Though having met a few web developers in my time perhaps IBM they chose the right name after all!
Re:Mashup 2.0 by mattkime · 2006-08-08 21:59 · Score: 3, Funny

I believe you're suffering from Disillusionment 2.0

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