Mashups making waves, and warning of them too

December 11th, 2008  |  Darrell Corriveau

A trend that is beginning to get serious traction in web site and interactive design is the use of mashups to repurpose publicly available information into interesting and informative new views.

As an example, check out the Havaria Information Service AlertMap, a site that culls information regarding natural disasters and safety alerts from numerous sites around the world and presents them in a singular interface. Want to know if there is an outbreak of the Avian Flu in China, or a Tsunami warning in Japan, or even a terrorist attack in Pakistan? It’s all here.

If you want more to learn more about mash ups, and how they work, check out the article Mashups: The new breed of Web app.