Mashup Tool Tutorials - Popfly, Ajax, Swivel, Schmapplets

Mashups are not something for tomorrow - they have already arrived. This can be seen by the increasing number of mashup tools that are available.

I have been writing about a number of mashup tools on my blog, and I encourage you to take a look. Here is my list of tutorials so far:

Ajax + JSON + Google Maps = Hello World Mashup

Intended for newbies to mashups starting with minimal web programming skills. This example shows how easy it is to build a Google Maps mashup using the following technologies: HTML, JSON, Javascript, Ajax, and the Google Maps API.

Building a Data Driven Mashup using Microsoft Popfly

This tutorial shows how to build a Microsoft Popfly mashup using a data feed that we build. This mashup uses: Popfly, JSON and Javascript technologies. Note that Popfly requires you to install the Microsoft Silverlight plugin into your browser. You will be prompted to do so before viewing the mashup.

BEA WebLogic + Microsoft Popfly = Enterprise Mashups

This tutorial integrates our previous work with Microsoft Popfly to include an enterprise data service provided by BEA WebLogic Portal. This shows the promise of enterprise mashups within Popfly.

Schmapplets: Google Maps Construction Tool for the Non-Technical User

Schmapplets is a tool that allows a non-techie to build a Google Maps based mashup. If you want to get Mom going on creating mashups, Schmapplets is the tool to use. Mom still won’t have any idea about what you do for your job, but that’s a much bigger problem.

BEA WebLogic Portal + Swivel.com + Excel = Enterprise Data Mashup

In this blog entry I explore an approach that allows spreadsheet data to be managed by IT, and then visually mashed up with other data sets. This solution combines the Content Management capabilities of WebLogic Portal with the data mashup features of Swivel.com.

Enjoy! [Source: MashupCamp]

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