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<p>New page: ==&lt;font color=#00267c&gt;Previous Work&lt;/font&gt;== This project is an extension of a Summer Scholarship Project by Lauren Taylor. The project was titled &quot;An Interface for Designing Mashups&quot;. ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==&lt;font color=#00267c&gt;Previous Work&lt;/font&gt;==<br /> <br /> This project is an extension of a Summer Scholarship Project by Lauren Taylor.<br /> <br /> The project was titled &quot;An Interface for Designing Mashups&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Results from this Project===<br /> :*Research on current mashups and mashup building tools completed.<br /> :*Two original mashups constructed successfully.<br /> :*Experience with other mashup tools gained.<br /> :*Knowledge of PHP, JavaScript and RSS gained.<br /> :*Some requirements/challenges of constructing a tool defined.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Conclusions taken from the Report===<br /> :{|width=&quot;80%&quot; <br /> |<br /> Mashups are a new and exciting expansion of web applications. Web 2.0 has enabled more<br /> functionality and better tools to emerge. These mashups are wide in variety and purpose, but<br /> all use data from external sources. This sharing of data is creating a more connected and<br /> unified Internet. That is why it is important that we understand what mashups need and how<br /> they are built. Lack of data formatting conventions is a problem when trying to create<br /> reusable mashup functionality. RSS feeds are a nice solution to formatting problems, since<br /> they extract the information into a XML document.<br /> <br /> There are many technologies used for making mashups, such as RSS/ATOM, PHP and<br /> JavaScript. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some APIs are only available<br /> with certain technologies and this restricts the mashups. Creating a mashup is difficult to<br /> begin with but once the underlying concept is understood, it can be completed reasonably<br /> quickly. I found that with developing my two mashups, the second mashup was a lot faster<br /> and easier.<br /> <br /> Designing a tool for mashup building is a difficult task. Considering users with low computer<br /> knowledge is challenging because all current mashups require code to be written. APIs<br /> make this much easier, but people without programming skills will still find it difficult.<br /> Therefore we need to create a tool to do the code writing for the users – to combine data<br /> sources and APIs effectively to create a working mashup.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> The full report can be viewed [https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/research/projects/softeng401.2007/033/Research/Report.pdf here].<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Project Material===<br /> :[https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/research/projects/softeng401.2007/033/Research/Report.pdf Research Report]<br /> :[https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/research/projects/softeng401.2007/033/Research/Presentation.ppt Presentation Slides]<br /> :[http://ltay053.freehostia.com/mashup1-auckland-completed.php Mapping Mashup]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[SE401:33:Mashup_Creation_Tool|◄ Back]]</div>

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