Mashpedia is an interesting service that matches reference
articles from Wikipedia to materials from other sources like
YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Digg, and the web in general. The
purpose of drawing materials from multiple sources is to provide
users with a comprehensive view of news stories and reference
topics. Here's how Mashpedia worked when I searched for "Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill." When I entered my search, Mashpedia returned
results from Wikipedia, Digg, YouTube, Flickr, and Twitter. As a
part of the same results page Mashpedia also returned
collections of blog stories, news articles, general images from
across the web, and books related to my topic. All of the
results from a search on Mashpedia appear as categories on one
page. Applications for Education Mashpedia could be a great
resource for a current events class. By offering video and image
results, Mashpedia provides materials that can be accessed by
almost all students regardless of reading level. By listing
links from multiple sources students