A friend, fellow techophile, and relative of mine Jeremy Cameron (founder of Simple Solutions Inc.) alerted me to Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit mashup capability. It is fantastic! Take a look but realize it might be a time sink 
What does this swimsuit mashup have to do with me and my enterprise you ask? This is a perfect example of compelling content matched with a great interface. It also rolls in social computing capabilities so people can share and rate their mashups. Think of the potential impact on your enterprise (maybe e-learning) if you had a video gadget repository of compelling content and the ability to create a finished product that met your knowledge gathering needs and maybe the needs of others as well.
In an earlier post I talked about mashups and education (with the state of LA) and how teachers might create a more interesting and dynamic learning environment with mashups. Imagine teachers pulling in history video clips (on the students demand) to enhance the students learning experience.
So let’s hear from you? How do you see this kind of capability employed in your enterprise?
4 responses so far ↓
1 Loraine Lawson // Nov 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm
What, you mean using mashups to create soft porn?
Can’t say as I have.
2 Anthony Bradley // Nov 26, 2008 at 2:01 pm
No, of course, that is not what I meant. Unfortunately, I think you missed the point. The point is how can enterprises take this kind of approach to manage content in new and usable ways. But something tells me you knew that.
3 Anthony Bradley: What do mashups and scantily-clad models have in common? // Nov 29, 2008 at 9:02 am
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4 Loraine Lawson // Dec 3, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I get it. I did, however, find the example a bit offensive. But that’s not your fault.
Maybe I’m just overly sensitive, and it is the reality of the world, but I just find the idea of women as content to be mashed up – enterprise or otherwise – offensive. I truly do and don’t look forward to the day when I have to explain this type of thing to my five year old daughter.
Sorry to snipe.
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