Wk 11 – Mashups

Mashups are simply a mixture of several media sources used to provide a single integrated output. They can be used to reinforce a visual concept and be easily created by students with basic web based tools.

I found one example which uses google maps to overlay marker that indicate certain geographical significance. In this example it displays where your country lies in the ‘Quality of Living Survey’ so viewers can quickly picture or interpret the survey results. http://www.findmapping.com/bestcities/qualityliving.php

Mashups can use a variety of digital media sources such as video clips overlayed with sound tracks. This next example brings home a simple yet effective message which might appeal to a younger generation that might have actually created themselves. This example shows a strong message about AIDS. http://www.videomashups.ca/mashups/mu_video.php?Reggae AIDS Mashup

Where can it be used?
Well actually Steve in our tutor group shows us an excellent example of how he used it in his blog http://theguyot.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-need-more-hours.html. For those who have not seen it yet he polled his tutor group to see where they were based in order to decide the best location to meet for a tutorial. Hats off to you Steve I was well impressed with how this displayed the results of you poll and I guess supported your decision?