Building Mash-ups for Non-Programmers

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This is a page that has some info about tools which allow non-programmers to create mash-ups, as well as some non-programmers who have created their own mash-ups via combining services in other ways. Note, that while I am referring to them as non-programmers, some of the examples of mash-ups may include examples that were actually created by programmers (I don't know most of the people whose work I'm referencing). However, what I mean, is that they could easily have been created by non-programmers.


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[edit] Services Geared for Non-Programmers to Build Mash-ups

So far, they're all map related. Note, these may be more or less geared for non-programmers. I make no claims as to the usability of these sites, only, that they don't require programming skills.

[edit] Map Related Services

Some of them are still a little buggy, but, by and large, they're pretty impressive. I've tried them all out, but not in any depth, so feel free to improve upon my brief reviews.

http://www.mapbuilder.net/

  • Mostly useful for collecting pins on sites
  • A little bit buggy

http://www.wayfaring.com/

  • Many features, including pins, tags, routes, etc.
  • Focus on usability, wizard to get started
    • Can be a little annoying.

http://www.quikmaps.com/



This site may be broken. It looks like an old prototype for a service that may have (had) functionality similar to the sites above:

http://mygmaps.com/

What a Programmer would do

And this is what a programmer would do :)

http://oppermann.be/maplog/?node_id=414&width=1300&height=0


[edit] Examples of Mash-ups Created by Non-Programmers

[edit] Google Maps and Flicker

Appropriation of Google Maps and Flicker to tell the story of his childhood:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathowie/8496262/

One user comment proposes a name: 

Plutor says:
You inspired me. I propose the tag of "memorymap" for this proto-meme.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Another has a prescient wish: 

mathowie  Pro User  says:
I wish Google Maps had an api, so that someone could build an annotation/wiki service for people to share stories on.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Here's a link to a group another user created for similar mashups, there are a number of examples here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/51468602@N00/

(all the links in this section were gathered by: Ingbert 20:54, 17 September 2006 (PDT) )

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