So you Want to build a Mashup?

Welcome! This is a resources page for applicants to NetSquared's Mashup Challenge 2008.

Meet Other Applicants

All current applications are featured on our project gallery. You can contact our other applicants, and we'd be glad to send out an e-introduction too.

What is a Mashup?

API Resources

Here are some API resources that other applicants are using or have recommended:

What are API's?

The Programmable Web APIs is a site where one can find more information about Application Programing Interface.

Google Code

Yahoo
Developer Network

Microsoft Developer Network

Data Resources

Here are some data and project resources that other applicants are using or have recommended:

The EPA's Superfund site and Toxics Release Inventory.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/thinknola/blog/think: A Community Notebook on reconstruction activities in New Orleans.

Data sources used by Maplight, a project highlighting the connections between money and politics.

Govtrack.us: Tracking many activities of the current US Congress.

A collection of education-related resources at Open Educational Resources.

SIPRI Arms Transfer Database: "a fully searchable online database containing information on all international transfers of seven categories of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the most recent full calendar year."

Data on watersheds: see at bottom of this project page

Federal Procurement Data System

The SEC's EDGAR Database (filings and forms)

Contact Us

More questions that we haven't already answered? Feel free to email the NetSquared team, which is monitored daily. You can also contact Billy Bicket at NetSquared.

Thanks for your interest, and all the best for all your endeavors!

The NetSquared Team