What we've learned in this chapter is to create a mashup with Ruby on Rails on a number of mapping and geocoding providers including Yahoo, Google, geocoder.us, geocoder.ca, and hostip.info. We learned to create a mashup that gives us a map of the closest kiosks to a particular location, given an existing database of kiosks that have location addresses. This is just an introduction to the synergistic value that mashups bring to the table, creating value that was not available in individual APIs. When they are all put together, you have a useful feature for your website.
Ruby on Rails Web Mashup Projects
Ruby on Rails Web Mashup Projects
Overview of this book
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Ruby on Rails Web Mashup Projects
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Web Mashups
'Find closest' mashup plugin
Proxy mailing list mashup plugin
Book sales tracking mashup plugin
Job board mashup application
Trip organizer mashup application
Ticketing mashup application
Customer Reviews