A mashup is a web page, or application, that uses and combines data, presentation or functionality from two or more sources to create new service and to produce enriched results that were not necessarily the original reason for producing the raw source data. It uses combination, visualization, and aggregation to make existing data more useful, for personal and professional use and to share with others..
A quote taken from another website states:
"Recent technological developments have created a wave of user-generated content in which pre-existing sounds and images are appropriated, reshaped, and shared with unprecedented ease." Natalie Bennett
On searching about I have found a website which demonstrates the skills simply but very well.
By using two photos of the site taken 100 years apart the author has blurred these together (cental picture) to produce an intriguing picture of changes over time. Notice the buggies,steam train and the Telegraph pole of the 19th century (top picture) combining with the streetlights, freight train and mobile phone tower of the 21st century (bottom picture). The building itself has not changed noticeably over time.
Old Rail Depot – Alvin, Texas
The old Santa Fe rail depot in Alvin, Texas.
The old photo is circa 1895 and the new one is 2013.
The old photo is circa 1895 and the new one is 2013.
Noteworthy Bits:
- The cell-phone tower is probably the most conspicuous addition, IMHO.
- The building was incredibly well-preserved.
- I took a set of photos that I thought would work and as I started my car to leave, I heard a train coming in the distance. Well now…having the cool old steam train in one photo and a modern train in the other was too much to pass up. So, I got out of the car and took a few more with the train.
Very good and simple example. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteWould have to agree with how well preserved the building looks here, if anything, it's better preserved in the new photo than the old
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