Tags: mashup, tube, web 2.0

Google deal highlights Web 2.0 boom

Google's acquisition of a tiny Web word processing maker turns the spotlight on a growing number of so-called Web 2.0 companies struggling to survive -- or angling to be Google's next purchase.

Boob tube meets online maps as TV fans get creative

Looking for the location of the Soup Nazi in "Seinfeld" or where Tony Soprano terrorised his cousin? These mashups can help.

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity.