If you read my entry on mashups, you might have wondered what possible application they could have within the legal environment. It didn't take long. Synaptec Software has integrated a mashup in a recent version of its Lawbase software, according to John Waters in his article, Mashups to Re-Map the Legal Tech Market?
They're claiming the first commercial legal tech mashup, but that all depends upon your definition of the word. In its most general sense, that is, an application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service, WestKM and Lexis TotalSearch fit the bill. However, the word mashup is usually used to refer to web applications that utilize publicly available APIs from Google Maps, Flickr, Yahoo, etc., so in that sense, they may have a claim.
For a directory of mashups, covering a variety of different areas, see The Programmable Web.
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