Third international workshop on web APIs and services mashups (Mashups'09)

Abstract

The Web is now programmable. Part of this programmability comes from the many Web APIs available from Web sites, services, and data feeds. An interesting consequence of these APIs is the ability to combine the resulting data and process into new data and processes achieving higher-level value than originally exposed by the initial APIs. A classic example is to combine mapping APIs (e.g., Google Maps) and the Atom data APIs from Craigslist or the REST API from Eventful database to have a new service that displays listing or events on the map. These resulting new Web applications, or mashups, add value to the initial Web APIs so that the value of their combination is greater than the sum of its parts. While nowadays thousands of mashups have become available, there remains various research challenges and opportunities, that if addressed would make mashups even more widely available and accessible on the Web. In this third installment of the International Mashups Workshop we will solicit contributions addressing these issues. We plan to continue the tradition of the two previous Mashups workshops (2007 in Vienna and 2008 in Sydney) of not only selecting a broad range of papers but also inviting keynote speakers from leading industry groups that are currently offering mashups tools and platforms for wide-consumption and availability.