What Is A Mashup ?
A mashup, in web development, is a web page, or web application, that uses content from more than one source to create a single new service displayed in a single graphical interface.
Type Of Mashup !
By API type
Mashups can also be categorized by the basic API type they use but any of these can be combined with each other or embedded into other applications.
Data types
- Indexed data (documents, weblogs, images, videos, shopping articles, jobs ...) used by metasearch engines
- Cartographic and geographic data: geolocation software, geovisualization
- Feeds, podcasts: news aggregators
Examples of Enterprise MashUp(WEB)
Poramio : a mash-up of Google Maps and geopositioned photographs of locations
Hiking Outpost : a mash-up of Amazon and online hiking information resources
Flash Earth : a zoomable mash-up of Google Maps and Microsoft's Virtual Earth
HousingMaps : a mash-up of Google Maps and Craigslist rental ads that displays geographical information for rental properties.
Application Programme Interface !
API specific how some software components should interact with each other
URL Link !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)
