In his post, Michael Hiatt defines the basics of mashups, linked data, and the semantic web in very understandable terms. He also explains some of the challenges and projections for these concepts. I particularly like his example of a simple enterprise mashup:

“One simple example of a mashup is an aggregated Sales application that integrates CRM and financial data with functionality from the Web… Continue

The basics and importance of mashups are explained in quite a playful, but understandable manner by IBM on the IBM Mashup Center Wiki. Check out the video below from this site:

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The real-time Web is posed to have a profound impact on the way enterprises communicate, track competition, set forecasts, etc. With tools becoming available that monitor real-time data and facilitate accurate trending, businesses can make decisions based on information that makes a difference in seconds rather than hours or days.

Mashups are based on reuse of existing services, data, and UI artifacts from diverse sources. RSS feeds are often used as data sources for mashups. In much the same w… Continue

I am proud to announce the first printing of, "Mashups: Strategies for the Modern Enterprise." It is shipping in print and digital form at: http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780321591869. The book was a very interesting project that opened my eyes to the vast number of possibilities and challenges presented by a mashup architecture in an enterprise environment. I look forward to conversations about the book and mashup development in all forms.

Speaking from a generic sense, mashups allow rapid implementations of new functionality via the use and reuse of semantic web technologies, UI artifacts, data, and loosely-coupled services. Mashups are showing up in many different environments, especially consumer sites and social networks. Enterprises are beginning to realize the huge potential of a mashup environment afforded by its agile and dynamic model.

Enterprise mashups can feasibly allow users with limited technical skills to create ne… Continue