00728nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245004700055210004400102260004200146300000800188490000600196653002400202653004300226653001500269653002600284653001200310653000800322653002500330653002500355653002100380100001800401700001900419856003600438       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aEditorial: Technology Evolution (May 2013)0 aEditorial Technology Evolution May 2013  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2013  a3-40 v310abusiness ecosystems10aindustrial instrumentation and control10ainnovation10aInnovation management10amashups10aR&D10atechnological change10atechnology evolution10aweb applications1 aMcPhee, Chris1 aWeiss, Michael  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/68101586nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245004400055210004400099260004200143300001000185490000600195520090100201653001501102653001401117653001101131653001401142653001201156653002001168653002701188653001501215100001901230700001801249700001701267856003601284       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aNiche Formation in the Mashup Ecosystem0 aNiche Formation in the Mashup Ecosystem  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2013  a13-170 v33 aMashups enable end-users to "mix and match" data and services available on the web to create applications. Their creation is supported by a complex ecosystem of i) data providers who offer open APIs to users, ii) users who combine APIs into mashups, and iii) platforms, such as the ProgrammableWeb or Mashape, that facilitate the construction and publication of mashups. In this article, we argue that the evolution of the mashup ecosystem can be explained in terms of ecosystem niches anchored around hub or keystone APIs. The members of a niche are focused on an area of specialization (e.g., mapping applications) and contribute their knowledge to the value proposition of the ecosystem as a whole. To demonstrate the formation of niches in the mashup ecosystem, we model groups of related mashups as species, and we reconstruct the evolution of mashup species through phylogenetic analysis.  10aecosystems10aevolution10agrowth10akeystones10amashups10aniche formation10arecombinant innovation10aspeciation1 aWeiss, Michael1 aSari, Solange1 aNoori, Nadia  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/683