The Ubiquity Herd, or simply the herd, is a word used to describe the collection of people who use Ubiquity and are willing to share some information about the commands they use by contributing to an anonymized public asset. This asset isn't just useful for discovering new commands; in the future, it will also be useful for evaluating and diagnosing the health of the entire Ubiquity software ecosystem. It's heavily inspired by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society's work on Herdict, and is one attempt to explore the complex issue of associated data as outlined by Mitchell Baker.
Mashups are allowing users to bring in useful communication and information services, and there are suggestions that by leveraging the Web 2.0 phenomenon, mashups could become central to business development.
What if you could take data elements from multiple websites and mash them together into a single, integrated view? Intel Mash Maker gives you a radical new way to browse the internet. Whether you’re a novice or a power user, with Mash Maker it’s easy,
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