In Mashups: The new breed of Web app the article tells us about what mashups are and then gives us an introduction to what this app can do. There is a different example of mashups such as genres, mapping, photo, video, shopping, etc. Mashups are comprised of three distinct components that come together, The API/provides, the mapping site and the clients web browser. Mashups are something new that has unlimited possibilities.
Another type of mash-up is in the music genre which is what my mind went to first. In the Grey Album Producer, Danger Mouse Explains How He Did It, tells us about how Danger Mouse was inspired to create these mashups. Danger Mouse produced the best compilation of mash-ups from all different types of artist. He started with the Beatles White album, and Jay-Z’s the Black Album and that it what got him started doing many more different mashups
In the article InfoEnclosure, 2.0 talks about the Web 2.0 and its usage. Web 2.0 is really meant for the people who want to be the publisher and the user. Web 2.0 actually gets rid of the middle man and makes it so that we the consumer can publishes the content we want for consumers like us.
The article 1+1+1+1 The New Math of Mashups tells us about how mashups are used in the music community.
