A star 
indicates tools that combine power (advanced, multiple, or flexible features) with ease of use. The star tends to be reserved for tools capacious enough for multiple uses or add-on uses that they might also be called "platforms" (e.g., TAPoR, Many Eyes, or Google Earth). (Other tools may be more powerful, or more easy to use, but not in combined balance.)
indicates tools that combine power (advanced, multiple, or flexible features) with ease of use. The star tends to be reserved for tools capacious enough for multiple uses or add-on uses that they might also be called "platforms" (e.g., TAPoR, Many Eyes, or Google Earth). (Other tools may be more powerful, or more easy to use, but not in combined balance.)
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Yahoo Pipes (Online Mashup Creation Tool)
 Yahoo Pipes visual programming environment Example of Popfly output showing images from this Toy Chest page displayed in a book with turnable pagesWorking in a visual-programming interface, users drag, drop, configure, and "pipe" (i.e., interconnect) modules representing a variety of data sources (e.g., Flickr, Google Maps) and relational operators (e.g., filters for particular phrases). The output is a custom-made mashup--e.g., a Google map showing clickable locations for all Flickr photos with a particular tag within 10 miles of Santa Barbara in the last month. (Requires users to have a free Yahoo account.) |