@article {683,
	title = {Niche Formation in the Mashup Ecosystem},
	journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2013},
	month = {05/2013},
	pages = {13-17},
	publisher = {Talent First Network},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {Mashups 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.  },
	keywords = {ecosystems, evolution, growth, keystones, mashups, niche formation, recombinant innovation, speciation},
	issn = {1927-0321},
	doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/683},
	url = {http://timreview.ca/article/683},
	author = {Michael Weiss and Solange Sari and Nadia Noori}
}
@article {636,
	title = {Governance of Open Source Software Foundations: Who Holds the Power?},
	journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {12/2012},
	pages = {37-42},
	publisher = {Talent First Network},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {The research reported in this article attempts to discover who holds the power in open source software foundations through the analysis of governance documents. Artificial neural network analysis is used to analyse the content of the bylaws of six open source foundations (Apache, Eclipse, GNOME, Plone, Python, and SPI) for the purpose of identifying power structures. Results of the research suggest that: i) the actions of an open source software foundation are centered around one of three groups: Members, Chairman/President/Executive Director, and Board of Directors; ii) in only one of the six foundations is the Board of Directors responsible for both the community and the product; and iii) artificial neural network analysis of the content of bylaws provides unbiased insights of the power structure of open source software foundations. These results may prove useful to those who contribute to open source foundations and use their products and services.},
	keywords = {artificial neural network, content analysis, keystones, management structures, open source, open source software foundations, organization, power},
	issn = {1927-0321},
	doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/636},
	url = {http://timreview.ca/article/636},
	author = {Ludovico Prattico}
}
