moosecamp+workshop+ideas

Draft Northern Voice Proposal

Scott's working notes

=Mashups for Non-Programmers=

this workshop will explore the creation of new mashups by NON-programmers. Starting with looking at what makes a good mashup, the workshop will offer the participants the chance to first brainstorm and then create their own using one of these lightweight tools


 * http://www.ning.com/
 * http://www.jot.com/
 * http://www.widgetbox.com/
 * http://www.springwidgets.com/
 * http://teqlo.com/
 * http://clipclip.org/
 * [|http://platypus.mozdev.org/] and http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
 * http://simile.mit.edu/wiki/Piggy_Bank
 * http://www.dappit.com/

Current [|wikipedia entry for Mashup] (all one word) I copy the text below cause our own definition may change or we can add to this ?

In popular culture, **Mashup** usually means:
 * Mashup** (or **mash it up**) is a [|Jamaican Creole] term meaning //to destroy//. In the context of [|reggae] or [|ska] music, it can take on a positive connotation and mean an exceptional performance or event. The term has also been used in [|hip-hop], especially in cities such as [|New York] that have a high [|Jamaican] population.
 * [|Mashup (music)], a musical genre of songs that consist entirely of parts of other songs
 * [|Mashup (web application hybrid)], a website or web application that combines content from more than one source
 * [|Mashup (video)], a video that is edited from more than one source to appear as one
 * **Mashup**, in parts of the UK also means a brew, or a pot of tea (colloq. [|Yorkshire])

...eeerr, i guess focussing on the 2nd one more specifically.... Anyone see this, "[|//Scorpio Rising//]"?

It is sometimes created as a critique or commentary on an existing work or product. The tactic owes much to previous recombinant forms including: content repurposing, most notably by [|Kenneth Anger] in his 1963 film [|//Scorpio Rising//]; DJ mixing and [|culture jamming]. Content used in mashups is typically sourced from a third party via a public interface or [|API], although some in the community believe that only cases where public interfaces are not used count as mashups. Other methods of sourcing content for mashups include [|Web feeds] (e.g. [|RSS] or [|Atom]) and [|JavaScript]. Many people are experimenting with mashups using Google, eBay, Amazon, AOL, Windows Live, and Yahoos APIs.
 * [|Mashup (web application hybrid)]**

see also
 * http://gigaom.com/tag/Widgets+Live
 * http://snipperoo.com/
 * http://www.google.com/apis/gadgets/index.html
 * http://dev.live.com/gadgets/default.aspx?app=gadgets
 * http://widgets.yahoo.com/workshop/
 * http://mooglets.freewebsfarms.com/
 * http://members.freewebs.com/features.jsp?page=widgets
 * http://www.programmableweb.com/
 * http://www.mashupfeed.com/
 * http://mashworks.net/wiki/Building_Mash-ups_for_Non-Programmers
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_widget_engines
 * http://openkapow.com/Default.aspx
 * http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&root=%2Fig&num=24&q=a&btnG=Search+Homepage+Content

Webtops
 * [|Netvibes]
 * [|Protopage]
 * http://www.yourminis.com/
 * http://www.klipfolio.com/
 * [|Windows Live]
 * [|Start]
 * [|PageFlakes]
 * [|Google Ig]
 * [|LinkFeed]
 * [|eskobo]
 * [|MyWebDesktop]
 * [|PopUrls]
 * [|XMLHTTPRequest]

more stuff (added feb 12, 2007)
 * http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/
 * http://www.rssbus.com/
 * http://www.xfruits.com/bricks/
 * http://pipes.yahoo.com/

social software mashing
 * http://mashable.com/
 * http://codes.mashable.com/ - mashcodes for myspace, youtube, bebo, facebook, xanga, labs!