Mashups are so varied and applied in so many different ways. I googled and explored mashups via youtube. I looked at some actual youtube mashups (of classical music mixed with contempory artist's vocals), but decided this isn't really my thing...obviously someone does appreciate it though. I also looked a youtube videos explaining what mashups are, so my understanding has deepened. APIs are provided by the likes of Yahoo, Google, Amazon, and Ebay. Developers can merge these APIs to make new applications.
Here is my Bubblr mashup....
Bubblr uses a Flickr Api that lets you add cartoon bubbles to photos, which are then available publically online. This application could be used as a promotion tool on the library website if someone was creative enough.
The mashups of US data weren't so interesting to look at.
'Interestingness' uses a Flickr API to display a daily photo wall which is composed using the 'interestingness' algorithm. This algorithm is based on users comments, time of comment, whether the image is added as a favourite, tags and more. This is a great way to browse a a wide variety of images.
Another fun mashup using a Flickr API is 'Bookr', with which you can create and share a book containing flickr photos (creative commons content), adding your own title, text etc. The book can be emailed or embedded into a blog. This would be a fun activity to explore during library computer classes.
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