Name	Organization
Soumitra Agarwal	NetApp
Ankur Shukla	Kudos Infomedia
Aniket Dalal	CSE, IITB

Whats a Mashup?

A mashup is a website or application that combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience. Content used in mashups is typically sourced from a third party via a public interface or API, although some in the community believe that only cases where public interfaces are not used count as mashups. Other methods of sourcing content for mashups include Web feeds (e.g. RSS or Atom) and JavaScript.

Many people are experimenting with mashups using Google, eBay, Amazon, AOL, Windows Live, and Yahoos APIs.

An awesome directory of mashups is Programmable Web. Some of these are just out of the web!

One great venture out of a mashup is HousingMaps.com which combines the use of Google Maps and juxtaposes the availability of houses to enable potential buyers/renters to browse houses geographically.

A very interesting BusinessWeek article on mashups - Mix, Match and Mutate!

The contest

The contest consists of two parts. The first part is the Idea followed by Implementation.

Idea Round

Just go crazy and submit the coolest idea that you can come up for a mashup. You need to submit a mashup idea in the format specified. The Idea carries 40% weightage. You are free to suggest any mashup idea.

Implementation Round

This round carries 60% weightage. You implement your mashup idea. Submission is through the interface provided. Please read the technical details for more.

Note:

Either of the two parts are OPTIONAL. You can submit your implemented mashup without the idea, but you loose 40% of the credits. Similarly, you can only submit the idea and loose 60% of the credits.

Judging Criteria

1. Creativity - How unique is your mashup idea?
2. Content Quality - Does your mashup show useful information?
3. Ease of use - How easy is your implementation to understand and navigate?
4. Market Potential - Does your mashup sell?

Top 3 teams will be shortlisted based on the idea and the implementation weightages. One person from the shortlisted teams will be given a chance to come to IITB and present their submissions at Aayaam. Based on these presentations, an eminent panel of judges consisting of acdemics and industry bigwigs, will give away the final prizes.

Prizes:

• Chance to be part of Aayaam 2007. Travel allowanace at 3rd AC charges for one person along a direct route (both ways) will be provided by Aayaam. Accomodation will also be arranged
• A visit to IITB
• First Prize: Rs 10,000/-
• Second Prize: Rs 5,000/-
• Consolation prize(s) will be given based on judges' impressions.
• All finalists will get certificates

Skill-sets and Knowhow required

- Java programming, XML, Web development - Web browser must support the APIs that are being used

Registration & Upload Instructions

All teams are requested to register here before you proceed. Team size of *upto* 4 members is allowed.

Idea round upload

Please upload your ideas for Idea round in .doc or .pdf format only. Give comprehensive details about your mashup using the following guidelines.

1. Idea/Concept
2. Functionality and Marketability
3. APIs used along with an abstract of the design

Remember to add information about the APIs you are using. It is very important that the application functionality be clear and that your concept be credible given the functionality of any APIs that are used.

Implementation round upload

1. You can upload the implementations as a single .zip or .tgz file
2. The unzip should blow open the implementation into directory structure.
3. A README file should be submitted explaining clearly specifying how we should setup &/or use the mashup.
4. You will be provided a maximum upload size of: 30 MB.
5. You may upload as many times as times as you wish, the latest will be considered, the earlier verions will get overwritten.
6. You are allowed to use any Publicly available API like: Google Maps, Google Notebook, etc.
7. You are free to use HTML, JavaSript, XML, Ajax, PHP, ASP, etc.
8. You are encouraged to use free & open source technology wherever possible.

Rules and Regulations

Read the rules of Mashup carefully before registering:

Aayaam cannot accept any entries that contain:

• Adult content
• Hateful messages
• Any other inappropriate content

Teams

1. This contest is open for all students, academics and working professionals. Teams can have any combination of these.
2. There is no registration fee for the Mashup contest.
3. The max team size is 4.
4. Teams will be assigned a login and password after registration.This will be conveyed by email.

The organizers will decide whether a submitted entry follows the spirit of a mashup. The decision of the organizers is final and binding. Rules are subject to change without prior notice.

Important Dates

Where to begin?

A few classic examples are:

• Housing Maps

Here are a few tutorials that teach you how to create your own mashups

• Ibm Tutorial
• The Wiki for Finding Web Service and Open APIs
• Mashup APIs

Contact

The mashup contest is an open event. Everybody except Aayaam organizers are permitted to participate in this contest.

Keep watching iitb.general and Aayaam webpage for more information soon. The Mashup Contest is a part of Aayaam-2007, organized jointly by CSE, IITB and CEP.