For a better sense of what we mean, let's take a look at a few of our favorite Mashups.Go ahead, click on the examples below. Read the "about" pages to get a better sense of the project’s goal/mission, and how the site works. (Yes, this is kind of technical, but we’re going to help make sense of that. Enjoy!)
- Maplight.org, a winning NetSquared project from last year, displays the link between money and politics by bringing together information about campaign contributions and legislative votes.
- ChicagoCrimes.org is a browsable database of crimes in Chicago that lets users see information displayed on a map.
- ActiveTrails shows visitors a list of active hiking and biking trails across the United States. Users play a big role in supplying information.
- Tunisian Prison Map pulls from a variety of sources to locate the prisons on a map and links to videos and other information relating to the prisons.
The neighbor I mooch internet access off of is the guy who runs ActiveTrails :)