This afternoon I noticed that the hashtag #uksnow was trending on Twitter. I looked at a few tweets and came across a very cool Twitter Mashup - #uksnow Map.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term mashup, Wikipedia defines it as a “web or cloud based applications are a combination of separate parts brought together with the use of the open architecture of public Application Programming Interfaces (API)”. In other words, it takes existing pieces (data and APIs) and creating something new and unique.
The #uksnow Map was created by a freelance developer (Ben Marsh) from the UK. The developer asked Twitter users to tweet their location, how much snow is falling, and include the hashtag #uksnow. Then the application on the website displays the snow conditions being reported via these tweets.
I think this is a great mashup. It is a fun way to graphically display the this uncommon snow storm. In addition, it is a creative way to encourage community interaction on Twitter.
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