A mashup is a combination of content from more than one source. Much of this is created by generation C, those who contribute 'new content' via the Internet. This I found to be the most interesting take away from this article. The other is "cloning" which is 'a method whereby source codes can be downloaded and edited or updated for new content.' I think this is a huge trend today, copying and pasting someone else's code for your use. During my Internet Fundamentals class, we were encouraged to find another site we like and use that html code to use within our created sites. The final item that was new to me was API's or Application Programming Interface. I don't completely understand what API's do, but I think it is similar to a language interpreter between the two applications you are combining.
Relevant uses for mash-ups listed in this article includes; weather tracking, transportation and flight trackers. This is really cool stuff, but I doubt I would ever create something from scratch, but I'd love to explore what others have done.
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