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Giving the kick-off presentation at Monday’s Mashup University portion of this week’s Mashup Camp 4 was an Introduction to Mashups from expert “masher-upper” John Herren. From the look of John’s slides posted on SlideShare...

There are some very interesting entries in the best mashup competition at Mashup Camp 4 this week. Here is a sample: Twitterlicious: Twitter mashed-up with Del.icio.us. When you are viewing your or a friends timeline, you have the option to clip the t...

There are some very interesting entries in the best mashup competition at Mashup Camp 4 this week. Here is a sample: Twitterlicious: Twitter mashed-up with Del.icio.us. When you are viewing your or a friends timeline, you have the option to clip the t...

OK, the Pet Store Application must die. ;-) Actually, its kind of comforting the way Sun keeps working the old war horse into it's publications, and the new article series, Mashup Styles, does not dissappoint. All kidding aside, this series, while not strictly Ajax related, is a good read so far. After all, we don't just write Ajax apps, we write apps that use Ajax as a part of doing something (Plus, it fits in nicely with my JSONP Ideas series). This series helps you do that by explaining not just how to write code, but the why and how of how mashups are designed and architected.

Many of you know I've been exploring the possibility of pulling together a Totally Wired conference. I've been talking to a bunch of different people trying to get a reality check on whether it's possible, how to do it without losing money, what will entice people to come and companies to sponsor, etc. I had mapped out three different tracks reflective of the three different types of Ypulse readers: Marketing, entertainment/media and education/society. I was very lucky to have had lunch with entrepreneurial guru Guy Kawasaki yesterday, who gave me some very helpful advice: Keep it simple. This helped me to focus on what my personal goals for doing this conference are: 1) A bigger mashup - bringing the ideas and themes I've been blogging about on Ypulse and in the book Totally Wired to life with a diverse group of marketers, media folks, technologists and education/non-profit folks who wouldn't normally be at the same conference together. 2) Offer lots of time/opportunities for people to join moderated table discussions (think breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks) almost like mini-mashups based on whatever topic interests you. 3) Not lose money. Pretty simple. Guy suggested planning a one day event with no separate tracks (something for everyone) and having it on a Silicon Valley campus (of one of the big tech companies) vs. a hotel, but with plenty of hotels nearby. I dug it -- will help with goal number 3. So my plan is to scale back and begin reaching out to some of you as potential speakers/moderators. I want to put together a tentative program that I can take to potential sponsors. Stay tuned for more updates... P.S. To my Los Angeles area readers: Which Mashup would you be more interested in going to? The Future of Teen TV (with folks from The N, Veronica Mars, MTV's Laguna Beach, YouTube/MySpace) How Teens Are Reshaping The Music Industry (with music industry exec, an artist teens helped to break, MySpace Music person, music blogger, etc.) Please either post a comment or email me and let me know. Posted by anastasia Permalink Comments Email this post   Digg It   Post to Del.icio.us Marketing