Web Mash-ups and Patchwork Prototyping: User-driven technological innovation with Web 2.0 and Open Source Software

Ingbert R. Floyd, Matt Jones, Dinesh Rathi, Michael B. Twidale · 2007

Summary. Users and non-programmers are driving technological innovation by combining open-source software components and web APIs to create functional prototypes and solutions. This mashup approach applies traditional software development techniques in novel ways, enabling creative problem-solving by people without formal programming expertise and reshaping how technology gets designed and produced.

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Floyd, I. R., Jones, M., Rathi, D., & Twidale, M. B.. (2007). Web Mash-ups and Patchwork Prototyping: User-driven technological innovation with Web 2.0 and Open Source Software. https://doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2007.612

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DOI: 10.1109/hicss.2007.612
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: innovation-theory, broadband-and-digital, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28