Serious Web Map Application, or Mere Mashup - Semantics
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Let's be clear or let's debate. Do you think the term "mashup" implies a semi-serious, homegrown, just for fun app...or something for commercial use (See definition). We've been cautioned via a letter to the editor and other communication that either the term "mashup" is misunderstood entirely or that it connotes an application that's "not ready for prime time." There is a reason to consider the semantics here and be concerned with its usage. It goes directly to the issue of licensing. When the Google Maps API was first offered (or soon thereafter), there were constraints to what you could do with your mashup. The API was open; you just couldn't make money with it. Microsoft's Virtual Earth API was structured differently and written to allow broader usage for commercial applications. But while "mashup" has entered the vernacular, it may be ill-suited to describe some excellent applications with "serious" money-making opportunities...Craigslist being only one example. What's your take?