Unit 8 Project

Hello World,

This Blog I have started is to better inform the fans of Tooth & Nail records with upcoming shows and news that will help the fans know what's going with their favorite label.  This label is about the music with meaning, and the meaning can be deep and profound inside almost every song you hear from Tooth & Nail.  So keep your ears and eyes pointed this way and be prepared for all the information you will get from this blog.

What's a Mashup?

A Mashup is when you combine two or more API's from different websites to form a new application.  with Mashups we can create new application with ease because we're only adding API's together and not creating the whole application from scratch.  This can be a great asset to my client because they can now make an application with Google maps, and their own band website with the list of their tour stops and make a map of the places their going on tour so that followers can see when they'll be nearby and see the places their going as well.  This can also be used to help fans of the band suggest stops the band should take in between shows that will give them a chance to relax or connect with more of their fans.  Another way they can use Mashups is by adding pictures to Flickr, and adding them to their tour map so fans can see where they been and also see what their up to when on the road touring.  With these Ideas the bands can have more fun connecting with fans, and fans can help show places the bands might miss seeing on their road trip. 

A Mashup that uses something liked a talked about above is the BandsInTown.   Which helps you know when some of your favorite artist will be nearby.  The API's it draws from is Echo Nest + Google Maps + Last.fm.  This can be useful to have on our site so that way fans can track their favorite artists and see where there playing near them.  

Jacob Harrison

Kaplan University

Unit 8 Project

Reference:

Bandsintown, (July 29, 2007).  Accessed on July 9, 2012.  From http://www.programmableweb.com/mashup/bandsintownhttp://www.programmableweb.com/mashup/bandsintown