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Ubiquity is a collection of easy and quick natural-language-derived commands that act as mashups
Mashup (web application hybrid)

In web development, a mashup is a Web application that combines data from one or more sources into a single integrated tool. The term Mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently done by access to open APIs and data sources to produce results that were not the original reason for producing the raw source data....
 of web services, thus allowing users to get information and relate the same to current and other webpages. It also allows web users to create new commands without requiring much technical background.

uity's main goal is to take a disjointed web and bring everything the user needs to them.






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Ubiquity is a collection of easy and quick natural-language-derived commands that act as mashups
Mashup (web application hybrid)

In web development, a mashup is a Web application that combines data from one or more sources into a single integrated tool. The term Mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently done by access to open APIs and data sources to produce results that were not the original reason for producing the raw source data....
 of web services, thus allowing users to get information and relate the same to current and other webpages. It also allows web users to create new commands without requiring much technical background.

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Ubiquity's main goal is to take a disjointed web and bring everything the user needs to them. This is accomplished through a command-line like interface which is based on natural language commands. These commands are supplied both by Mozilla
Mozilla

Mozilla was the official, public, original name of Mozilla Application Suite by the Mozilla Foundation, currently known as SeaMonkey internet suite....
 and by individual users. Commands are written in JavaScript
JavaScript

JavaScript is a scripting language widely used for client-side web development. It was the originating Programming language dialect of the ECMAScript standard....
 and either directly typed into the command editor that comes with Ubiquity or subscribed to. Commands to which a user subscribes are automatically updated when the author updates the code. At the moment there is no limit as to what these commands can do, which means a large security risk. One of the future functionalities planned for Ubiquity is a trust network that allows users to evaluate the trustworthiness of a particular command before subscribing to it. Ubiquity will allow users to insert maps anywhere, translate on-page, highlight any code, and many other features.

See also

  • Google Mashup Editor
    Google Mashup Editor

    Google Mashup Editor is an online Mashup creation service created by Google.Currently it is a limited test service and access is restricted to a small number of developers....
  • JackBe
    JackBe

    JackBe, founded in 2001, is a privately-held software provider of enterprise mashup software. JackBe's corporate headquarters are located in Chevy Chase, Maryland....
  • Microsoft Popfly
    Microsoft Popfly

    Microsoft Popfly is a website that allows users to create web pages, program snippets, and Mashup s using the Microsoft Silverlight rich internet applications runtime and the set of online tools provided....
  • Yahoo pipes


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