Learning 2.0--Mashup Editors

I worked with Yahoo Pipes to try and create my own mashup. Creating a mashup wasn't the difficult part; what I had the most trouble with was coming up with something original. I read through the Mashup Award Winners page and found lots of ideas, but I wanted something more related to libraries. What I really wanted to do was to come up with something that could somehow show relevant data from EKU's catalog (eQuest) mashed with starred reviews from School Library Journal or another well-respected children's literature review source. I know, I know. Way too ambitious. I could have done something simple with Yahoo Pipes that would have fulfilled the Option 1 choice of this learning activity, but I didn't want to just copy what the video tutorial showed us. I do want to revisit this in the future and find a way to apply the potential of a mashup to our catalog. I have ideas brewing, but I am waiting for Encore to emerge and to see if there aren't ways to blend it with an API to form a really cool mashup.

Another cool mashup that I found: Auction Reminder. OK...I am gonna stop posting about mashups now. I promise.