Monday, October 3, 2011

Web 2.0 Mash-Ups

What is a mash-up? It is taking separate application and/or data and combining them to yield a more insightful view of the world.

For example, if we combined Google map with local police report, we can create a crime-map. This is going to be visually a lot more easier to absorb and insightful.

But this works only if Google maps and the local police provides an "API" to their map and data.

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