The web 2.0 movement: mashups driven and web services

  • Authors:

  • Chang-Chun Tsai;Cheng-Jung Lee;Shung-Ming Tang

  • Affiliations:

  • Institute of Management, MingDao University, ChangHua, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Information Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C.;Department of Information Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C.

  • Venue:
  • WSEAS Transactions on Computers
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) can be viewed as a philosophy that drives the development of components by defining their interfaces clearly and in a way that relates to real needs. It is the key to IT and business flexibility and receives a lot of attention from academia and industry as a means to develop flexible and dynamic software solutions. Web 2.0 world is wide and rich. Although significant progress is being made in several fronts, many other researchers speak of Web 2.0 applications; they tend to focus on the technology aspects of the environment. However, the real impact of integrating Web 2.0 technologies is to tie the flexibility of Web 2.0 to service-oriented principles of loose coupling, encapsulation, and reuse that are the heart and soul of SOA. Today's sites are no longer limited to exchanging links and interacting via hypertext; instead, the interconnectedness of the Internet has become progressively more important with the rise of web services. This paper presents web 2.0 mashups remixing data and Web Services. The purpose of this paper is to propose a flexibility solution and new mashup platforms for e-applications and interactive services. Flexibility is the key driver of Web 2.0 success--the flexible delivery of data through the combination of services and disparate data sources through mash-ups, real-time data feeds, and rich interactions. In this paper we also explore the architectural basis, technologies, frameworks and tools considered necessary to face this novel vision of Web 2.0--all of which adds business value and helps companies utilizes the rich collaboration and communication of the Internet today.