Wikipedia - Mashups

I find myself surprised when Wikipedia offers better information than articles, I had a hard time with the Map Mashup article, but Wikipedia made it clearer.

"Mashups can be divided into four main categories, mapping, video & photo, search & shopping and news."

I think Wikipedia uses clearer language. All that aside, I think that this article was good for showing the breadth of the use for mashups. When I hear the word mashup I think "map." And personally, I don't think map mashups are useful for libraries else than mapping branch libraries.

But this article also includes uses for mashups, such as businesses, and libraries can be similar to businesses in that "Information overload is a problem that many companies face, whether it’s within the company itself or when presenting information to users." I can't think of a great mashup on the top of my head. Images of book covers perhaps? We'll see.

And as a famous pig once said "Th-th-th-thats all folks!"