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Photos: Techies gather at MashupCamp

There were no s'mores roasting over a campfire--this gathering was all about smooshing software code to create custom applications.
By Bill Detwiler, Contributor
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the crowd

The age of the mashup is upon us, with software developers quickly adopting new techniques for custom-building Web applications. One sign of their enthusiasm was the crowd at the first-ever MashupCamp, held Monday at the Computer History Museum in San Jose, Calif. The grassroots movement has sparked interest at companies small and large: Among the attendees were folks from Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Intel, Amazon.com and eBay.

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the format

Casting itself as an "unconference," MashupCamp had an open-ended format underscored by some downright Zen inclinations.

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Ward Cunningham

Ward Cunningham, creator of wiki technology, pitches his session on mashups and sharing.

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Stanford law prof. Lessig

Stanford Law professor Larry Lessig explains the intersection of mashups and copyright law.

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Adam Gross

Adam Gross (right) of Salesforce.com, which specializes in customer relationship management (CRM) services.

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Eleanor Kruszewski

Eleanor Kruszewski of Yahoo Developer Network leads a session on monetization and business models.

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Geek pleasures

A table with two of a geek's favorite pleasures: a laptop computer and a basket stuffed with free candy.

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David Berlind

MashupCamp co-organizer David Berlind talking to participants while sitting on the stage, an emblematic moment at the so-called "unconference." (Berlind is executive editor of business technology for ZDNet, which is owned by News.com parent company CNET Networks.)

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Picking sessions

A long line of MashupCamp participants fill out pieces of paper on which they write the name of sessions they plan to lead.

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Mashup talk

Two MashupCamp participants discuss the time and place of their session.

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