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Interview: John Brennan of OpenAction

Amy Sample Ward

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time.

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Master Mashup: Viral Marketing from Bob Dylan

Museum 2.0

He or she has created one of the most innovative, enjoyable mashups out of a cultural icon. What's a mashup? speak, it's a web application that combines data from more than one source to create a new tool. This mashup turns a simple list of quotes into a geographically browsable conversation.

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

Museum 2.0

Consider, for example, the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in New York City. When you make an audio mashup, your voice is part of the mix. Tags: personalization design usercontent. Instead, each museum needs to develop a framework for what the "visitor profile" should be relative to the institution.

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