Mashup

简单介绍：

一个web应用合并两个及两个以上的内容集合  merging of two or more sets of content from different sources using a web application

eg. A good example of a mashup site is the www.chicagocrime.org.一个很好的例子，一个mashup站点是www.chicagocrime.org This website is a result of the merging or "mashup" of Google maps and Chicago's crime database.这个网站是因合并或" mashup "谷歌地图和芝加哥的犯罪数据库。

 

Today, major players such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have allowed users and mashup creators to utilize their maps for their applications in the hopes of getting more exposure for their products and to gain deeper market penetration and wider market distribution.今天，主要的球员如谷歌，微软和雅虎也允许用户和mashup创作者利用自己的地图，为自己的申请中，希望从中获取更多的接触，为他们的产品，并加深了对经济全球化的市场渗透和更广泛的市场分配。

 This has opened the gates for the increasing rate of mashup site creation.这打开了闸门率增加mashup现场创作。

How a Mashup Works如何mashup工程

Mashups usually rely on the web applications that allow web pages to be updated real time without the need to refresh the entire page on every update.

 mashups通常依赖于网络应用程序允许网页更新，实时性，而不需要刷新整个页面都更新。

The mashup succeeds if three components successfully connects and collaborates to be able to come up with a good mashup.该mashup成功，如果三部分组成，成功连接并进行协作，以便能够想出了一个良好的mashup 。 The components are the client's browser, the mashup website, and the online data sources or the API providers.该组件是客户端的浏览器， mashup网站及网上资料来源或api提供商。 

Mashups work in different ways. mashups的工作方式不同。

Mapping mashups requires a mapping source which could provide a visual presentation of the area or location that is involved in the process. The source for the type of data or information that the mashup will contain is also required. This data will then be plotted on the map in a graphical or visual manner by the application.这个数据，然后绘制在地图中的图形或视觉的方式提出申请。

News mashups work on the concept of putting up a specific collection of news that a certain user or client wants or usually prefers and then presents them in one collective method.

Video and photo mashups rely on photo and video content providers together with another data source that could provide any information that could be related to such multimedia content.视频和照片mashups靠照片和视频内容供应商一起与另一数据源可以提供任何资料，可与此类多媒体内容。

 These could include the places or locations of photos and videos taken.其中可能包括地方或地点的照片和录像资料。 These locations or addresses could then be used for geographical plotting for visual reference.这些地点或地址，然后可以用于地理绘图视觉参考。

Shopping and search mashups works on the idea of comparing product prices and specifications using a search method.购物和搜索mashups工程的想法比较产品的价格和规格，采用搜索法。

 The search results from various online sources could then be compiled or mashed-up for the surfer's convenience.