Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Internets best known jugaad- Mashups

Every thought Mashups were just another example of Jugaad.

What really are mashups?

Mashups are web based integration applications that draw upon content from external data sources to create new and innovative services. The word Mashup was borrowed from pop music (hip hop) where Mashup signifies producing a new song by mixing two or more existing pieces.

For more details on Mashups check out the following links

1. Wiki's definition of Mashups: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid) )
2. Mashups: The new breed of Web app (www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-mashups.html)

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