Mash-Up

A mash-up is a website (or music) which combines information from at least one source to make something new using the properties of the sources.

Wiktionary defines a mash-up as
 * 1)   (   computing [|slang]   )  A [|derivative work] consisting of two pieces of (generally [|digital]) [|media] [|conjoined] together, such as a [|video clip] with a different [|soundtrack] applied for humorous effect, or a digital map [|overlaid] with user-supplied data.

Here is a mash-up of songs by the White Stripes and The Prodigy.

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Mash-ups are also being used by ecommerce websites. Have a look at [|Amazon Windowshop] to help you decide what you want for Christmas. More informations about mash-ups can be found [|here].

Google Maps can be combined with other information in mash-ups. This Google Maps mash-up provides information about [|the number of crimes committed in a particular area].

There are also mash-ups which let you analyse Twitter. [|This mash-up] monitors what people are saying about you or a subject you are interested in. It also rates their comments as postitive, negative or neutral.

The Mashup Awards keeps a record of the best mash-ups on the internet. rss url="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MashupAwards" link="true" number="10"