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My name is Matt Griffin and I operate Liquid Design Media in Midland, Texas.

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- Style Grind

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- Shaun Inman

- We Break Stuff

- Jason Santa Maria

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Midessa Mashup - An Experiment in the Power of Stealing Stuff

I’ve been talking a lot recently about different tools that can be used to mashup various types of content. A few weeks ago I decided to try a little experiment based on some of these mashup concepts I’ve been going on and on about.

I set out to build a central news site for two closely situated cities in my area. The catch is that the site had to rely 100% on other people’s content and code. It wasn’t as easy as it sounds. There were a lot of times when I was dying to break my own rule and jump in there and start writing PHP code. I didn’t, though, and the ad free mashup result is at MidessaMashup.com. 

I designed the site as much for other developers as for the communities that the site represents so there are tips and explanations scattered throughout the site. Enjoy!