8 Mashups

"While this is a simplified model (one must ask who checks the work every time to make sure it’s right, how is the code maintained over time, and so on), it’s also one of the significant motivations behind the drive for end-user mashups; applying this very same concept of task automation to daily work and life."

"How many routine tasks could we get out of our way if we had powerful task automation tools that almost anyone could use? How many one-off tasks could be automated that couldn’t possibly justify the expense of custom software development? These problem areas — automating repetitive work, and automating complex, collaborative problem solving (the tacit interactions I tend to cite so much) — are potentially ripe for enabling low-barrier tools that let us assemble solutions out of the rich landscape of services that are beginning to flourish in our organizations. This world of available services is already a vibrant ecosystem on the Web."
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