Doing a google search, I just discovered that I was quoted in Wikipedia for the term mash-up. To set some context, I have been quoted in magazines and blogs before, which is certainly cool, but for some reason, getting props in the definitive online reference guide, left me with a "gee whiz" smile on my face.
Then again, unlike physical print resource guides and "authored" web sites, in a wiki, attributions can easily be replaced if better or more relevant articulations come to the fore. In other words, my humilty is still well intact. :-)
Here is the quote: "The mash-up part of this equation, is the offspring of an environment where application developers see it in their own selfish interest to facilitate the creation of integrated, yet highly derivative application hybrids by third parties, something they do by providing rich public APIs to their user base." It comes from my O'Reilly post, 'What the Hell is Web 2.0."
Maybe if I keep it up, I can "graduate" to the recipe section of Betty Crocker cake mix. ;-)
