CHI Session: Mashups

posted by  techgeek (12)  11 months ago (radio.weblogs.com)

I'm in the CHI panel on Mashups.

The BBC Backstage guy is giving a "Basics" talk on what Mashups are.

Why do developers get involved in building mashups?

• new business opportunities


• it's cool


• they're frustrated with missing features/abilities in what the main provider supports


• to get noticed.

BBC Backstage is BBC's developer network for supporting third parties creating mashups with BBC's data. They only support non-commercial use, and stress that all intellectual property remains solely with BBC. They offer broadcast sched