Yahoo! Pipes was a
web application from
Yahoo! that provided a graphical user interface for building data mashups that aggregate
web feeds,
web pages, and other services, creating Web-based apps from various sources, and publishing those apps. The application worked by enabling users to "pipe" information from different sources and then set up rules for how that content should be modified (for example, filtering). Other than the pipe editing page, the website had a documentation page and a discussion page. The documentation page contained information about pipes, a user guide on pipe edition and a troubleshooting guide. The discussion page enabled users to discuss the pipes with other users.