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Social networks can be shown that point the user to experts in the area
if they need to contact someone. Mashups are terrific for business metadata!
See Chapter 6 for examples of mashups that users can create themselves.
User-created mashups should then be available to provide useful insights for
others. Mashups allow two or more separate applications to be tied together
in one view.
Google has created and exposed an application programming interface
(API) for Google Maps, and many mashups are being built that exploit maps
and add commentary about locations. See Figure 8.9 for a mashup that shows
a pushpin ...