I'm a big proponent of mashing up but until the other week, I didn't even know what it was. I've discovered the term can be classed as a characteristic of Web 2.0 services.In a word, it is simply the re-use of data in another service-oriented web application. I find the whole hype of Web 2.0 interesting but I see parallels to pre-Internet days and the various applications of old, dial-in BBS systems. Sometimes new inventions seem like nothing more than old ideas wrapped in new terminology. Anyway, when I combine Flickr and blog data, it's called mashing up. Cool, eh? Someday I'll even get around to writing on the hullabaloo of tagging.
Today, I wanted to promote my New Westminster community on Flickr. I am happy to see that twenty-four other users have joined my group. Members can dump their favourite photos of New Westminster, BC into this common area. Click the screen shot above and see what's there today.
