Mashup

=Mashup=

What is a Mashup?: A Mashup is basically a web page or application that combines data from other sources to create new and more interactive content. Its function is to make websites and applications more useful, and more interesting for its users by combining different types of data (visuals, video, etc.) to make it easier to navigate and gain knowledge from a site.

Business Mashups: There are many different types of mashups,but one of the main kind are made for business and advertising. An example of this would be a site like simplyhired.com that collects data from businesses all over the country who are hiring, and gives you access to those jobs within one site. This site would not only link you to the actual businesses that are hiring, but to a site like googlemaps.com to give you directions to the job. Also, if one searches for a specific job like "fourth grade teacher" the site would give them multiple links that might relate to those as well, although maybe not as specifically.

Transactional Mashups: These will be seen more in the future of applications and webpages, but basically transactional mashups are mashups that will be so advanced that a person won't be simply reading data about other sites or applications on the mashup, but they can actually work with those applications etc. themselves on that mashup. This sounds a little complex, but basically instead of being directed to say Amazon to complete a purchase of a coat, you could simply stay on the mashup to complete your purchase.

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